Stacey Smith, 46, showed a 'significant degree of planning' in the ambush
A former ambulance service worker who attempted to murder her boss in a vicious hammer assault sent a text to a friend afterwards, saying: 'I've smashed her head in. Oppsie xx! ' Stacey Smith, 46, had been harbouring resentment towards her manager at North West Ambulance Service, Michala Morton, due to disagreements over shift patterns affecting her and her wife.
' An indefinite restraining order was issued to prevent Smith from contacting Ms Morton, after it was revealed that Smith had harboured 'resentment and hatred' towards Ms Morton, an operations manager for NWAS. Ms Morton started managing Ms Smith, an ambulance care assistant, in 2017. She also managed Ms Smith's wife, another NWAS worker. 'On first impression, Ms Morton found Ms Smith to be a pleasant person, and even a potential friend.
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