A bloke whose crazed girlfriend tried to saw off his head with a bread knife after stabbing him 29 times miraculosly survived.
Samantha Smith, 56, and her partner had been boozing on hard liquor and beer all day in July last year, when she "spontaneously" jumped on top of the victim as he lay on his bed.
Armed with two blades, Smith stabbed her lover 29 times in the chest and stomach at a property in Hereford, Herefordshire.
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A court heard that Smith had tried "to saw his head off" with a serrated bread knife, and left the 59-year-old with a 10cm (3.9ins) wound.
He incredibly survived the assault after being rushed to hospital for emergency treatment.
Today (Friday, February 24) Smith pleaded guilty to one count of attempted murder and was sentenced to 12 years in prison at Worcester Crown Court.
Sentencing, Judge James Burbidge KC said she had attacked the victim 'ferociously' and had 'tried to remove his head'.
He said it was a 'spontaneous attack' but decided he could 'not say with any certainty' whether she would be dangerous in future.
The court heard the pair, who had known each other for more than 40 years, had spent the day drinking lager and Jack Daniels.
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In a victim personal statement, the man said he struggles to sleep and freezes when he has to use a knife in the kitchen.
He has also been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder following the attack on July 3 last year.
Francesca Levett, defending, said Smith had mental health issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder and was 'mortified' at what she had done.
Her behaviour was said to be 'alien' and the 'frenzied' attack was 'very out of character', Ms Levett said as she added it would 'never happen again'.
Smith was told to expect to serve at least two-thirds of her sentence before being eligible for release on licence.
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