Hanson has been given a life sentence with a minimum term of nine years after stabbing her husband days after Christmas
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Teresa Hanson will be jailed for a minimum of nine years (…) The judge told Hanson that while he accepted her remorse and the fact she had been a devoted wife for more than 30 years, he had to balance that with the public interest and ensuring the sentence she receives sends out a message regarding the consequences of using knives.
The children of an East Yorkshire murderer urged a judge for leniency as he jailed her for life for killing their father.
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The judge said the defendant had been “subject to significant provocation” from Mr Hanson “who, not for the first time, was verbally abusing you”. (…) He said: “You were attempting, in his interests, to curtail his drinking. He sought to continue the argument as you were cooking dinner. “You used a knife in a spontaneous act of violence by stabbing him to the chest area. Not for one moment did you intend to kill your husband, but you did, even if only briefly, intend to cause him serious harm.”
Hairdresser Teresa Hanson, 54, plunged a four-inch knife into the chest of Paul Hanson after he verbally abused her at their home in West Cowick, East Yorkshire.
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In a victim impact statement, son Ryan pleaded with the court for leniency.
He said: 'The events of December 28 have had a devastating effect on our family.
'Our mum and dad were central to everything we did.
'We spent a lot of time together as a family, usually at their home.
'We have lost our rock, the core of the family and the people who helped us to keep going.'