Husband has ‘no recollection’ of stabbing wife to death with screwdriver

The court heard he has a history of drug addiction and abuse

14 December 2022 - 20:37

A 37-year-old man says he has no recollection of stabbing his wife to death with a screwdriver in their Emmarentia home last week as he had been on a five-day alcohol and drug binge. ..

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