Woman Stabs Husband in the Back 3 Times for Attempting to Leave Her (Photo)

Posted by Samuel on Mon 02nd Nov, 2015 - tori.ng

A man who had had enough of his wife's bad temper and decided to cut off relations with her, has had more than he bargained for.

Simon and Crystal Smith

Mirror Uk reports that the couple, Simon and Crystal Smith lived in Gosport, Hampshire with their four-year-old daughter. The report says Crystal was volatile and also controlled Simon’s finances. She even bullied him by threatening to take their daughter away if he ever left her. Little things could trigger her temper – from losing a board game to a bad-tasting gravy.

On the night of the attack, Crystal and Simon attended a navy function for the crew of HMS Lancaster at the Royal Beach Hotel in Southsea. Simon had been reluctant to take her because he knew from experience that a night out could go very wrong. And he was right to worry.

In front of friends and colleagues, Crystal accused Simon of having an affair. It was an unfounded accusation that left Simon publicly humiliated. In the taxi on the way home, Crystal taunted him with a rap-style song. "I’m going to make it rain," she sang. "I’m going to make it rain with pain."

At home, Crystal threw a knife block at her husband, sending knives scattering across the floor. Simon calmly left the house, but made the decision to return for his keys and some belongings. Which was a big mistake.

Crystal had lost control and while Simon was in the bedroom packing a bag, she crept upstairs, clutching a kitchen knife. Simon didn’t hear her and was facing away from Crystal when she plunged the knife into his back three times.

Two of the wounds were at the top of his back, but the third went through the rear of his arm and severed an artery. Blood pulsed out, staining the room.

Police arrested Crystal that night and charged her with attempted murder. With a trial approaching, Simon had one major concern. With men so often the abuser in domestic violence cases, would anyone believe that he was the victim?

Simon bravely gave evidence and talked about how his wife had been verbally abusive at the navy function they’d attended before the stabbing.

After three hours of deliberation, the jury cleared Crystal of attempted murder but found her guilty of wounding with intent.