Jury discharged in trial of Yorkshire woman who stabbed husband with kitchen knife

By Katie Dickinson
Published 22nd Jun 2023, 12:02 BST
A jury has failed to reach verdicts in the trial of a woman who stabbed her husband in the chest with a kitchen knife.A jury has failed to reach verdicts in the trial of a woman who stabbed her husband in the chest with a kitchen knife.
A jury has failed to reach verdicts in the trial of a woman who stabbed her husband in the chest with a kitchen knife.
A jury has failed to reach verdicts in the trial of a woman who stabbed her husband in the chest with a kitchen knife.

Teresa Hanson fatally wounded Paul Hanson in the kitchen of their home in West Cowick, East Yorkshire, three days after Christmas last year.

The 54-year-old told 999 call operators she had accidentally stabbed him during an argument while she was cooking.

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Hanson denied murder, and said during her trial that she had simply pushed Mr Hanson away while holding a knife because he was shouting in her face, telling her to "throw his f****** tea in the bin".

Hanson told Hull Crown Court she had no idea the knife had gone into Mr Hanson until she heard the dog barking and followed a trail of blood to find her husband, 54, collapsed on the floor.

A jury deliberated for around 11 hours but was unable to reach a verdict on which at least 10 of them were agreed.

On Thursday the Recorder of Hull, Judge John Thackray KC, discharged the jury and set a retrial date of September 11.

He granted Hansen bail until then.