Mum who stabbed children accused of injuring self 'for effect'
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At Belfast Crown Court, a prosecution barrister questioned the woman about injuries she had inflicted on herself after stabbing both her children.The barrister said: "Your injuries were all superficial wounds - not very serious."The lawyer continued: "I put it to you that your injuries were purely for affect, to suggest you were going to take your life.
The prosecution barrister said: "I suggest to you those words encapsulate exactly what you did and what you tried to do in this case.The trial has previously heard the woman confirm she made the comment but in court on Thursday she said: "I do not recall".It was repeatedly put to the defendant by the prosecution that she had stabbed her children out of "spite" against her partner.
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