Man jailed for stabbing wife with kitchen knife in Little Downham
Daniel Crow, 54, has been sentenced to four years and six months in prison after stabbing his wife multiple times during an unprovoked attack at their home
A man has been jailed for four and a half years after stabbing his wife with a kitchen knife in their home near Ely.
Daniel Crow, 54, attacked his wife on 25 January at their house in Little Downham. The assault came suddenly after the couple’s relationship had ended and Crow had agreed to move out.
Crow was at the kitchen sink when he stabbed his 54-year-old wife with a large knife. She screamed for him to stop as he continued the attack.
During the struggle, the victim tried to block the knife with her arms after Crow forced her to the floor and put her in a headlock. The knife fell from his hand and her phone was thrown across the floor.
She begged him to think of their children but he ignored her, picked up the knife again, and stood blocking the kitchen doorway to stop her leaving.
The woman managed to grab her phone, ran to the bathroom and locked the door before Crow left the property.
She suffered multiple cuts and puncture wounds to her stomach, arms, hands, face and body.
Crow, from Littleport, was arrested later that day in Ely. Police found several weapons in his car, including pepper spray, a flick knife, a metal whip with a bayonet, a knuckle duster, and scalpels.
At Cambridge Crown Court on 23 June, Crow admitted wounding with intent and possession of weapons. He was sentenced to four years and six months in prison.
Judge Andrew Hurst said the attack must have been terrifying and that the victim feared for her life.
Detective Constable Luca Bellomo said the victim was lucky to escape with relatively minor injuries and praised her quick thinking in calling the police.