ELDERLY WOMAN WHO STABBED SLEEPING HUSBAND SAID "THE DEVIL TOLD ME TO DO IT"

ELDERLY WOMAN WHO STABBED SLEEPING HUSBAND SAID "THE DEVIL TOLD ME TO DO IT"

An elderly Isle of Wight woman who stabbed her husband in the chest while he slept told police “the devil told me to do it”, a court has heard. The case against 81-year-old Linda Smith was heard at Portsmouth Crown Court today (Tuesday), where jurors were given details about how Smith attacked her husband of 60 years at the couple’s home in Newport, in the early hours of 15th January 2025. Smith had originally been charged with attempted murder…