A mentally ill Lincoln woman who attempted to murder her neighbour with a craft style knife was today jailed for ten years and eight months.
The victim was watching a midday edition of Friends on television when Staples entered his flat in Kenner Close through the unlocked front door on 7 August last year. The court heard Staples appeared calm, and was able to explain that she needed her inhaler and where her daughter was. In an impact statement which was read out in court the victim described how he thought he was going to die after suffering cuts to both sides of his neck, his right ear, his forehead and his right leg.The court was told he had now moved but was struggling to rebuild his life due to a lack of sleep and memories of the attack.
Staples, of Kenner Close, Lincoln, pleaded guilty to making a threat to kill on 14 July, 2022, and attempted murder on 7 August last year.