Black Country News: Neighbour knifed shielding husband; HEATH TOWN.A MAN who stabbed a neighbour as she bravely stepped in to protect her husband has been jailed for five years. "You could have killed her," Recorder Simon Rafferty told tearful 21-year-old Marvin McEwan at Wolverhampton Crown Court. "The injury was very deep and it nicked her liver. This was a grave and terrible offence." He said McEwan had taken the law into his own hands during the dispute between neighbours This article is about an Australian soap opera. For other articles with similar names, see Neighbours (disambiguation). Neighbours is a long-running Australian soap opera, which began its run in March 1985. in Hobgate Road, Heath Town, Wolverhampton, two years ago. McEwan had refused to let matters rest, even when the husband maintained he had not been involved in the matter. "You took out a knife and you took a swing at this man but missed. Then, in an act of considerable bravery Bravery See also Heroism. Achilles foremost Greek hero of Trojan War; brave and formidable warrior. [Gk. Hist.: NCE, 12] Adrastus courageous Indian prince; Rinaldo’s enemy. [Ital. Lit. , his wife stepped in to help her husband," the judge said. "You struck her in the face and knocked her down and then, when she was in no position to defend herself, you stabbed her." McEwan, of Hailes Park Close, denied wounding with intent and affray A criminal offense generally defined as the fighting of two or more persons in a public place that disturbs others. The offense originated under the Common Law and in some jurisdictions has become a statutory crime. , but was convicted on both charges by a jury at the end of his trial. Michael Anning, defending, said McEwan was a man of previous good character who had done well in his schooldays, and the offence was completely out of character. |
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