Wife to have a say in husband’s sentence after horror stabbing

Son’s cries halted kitchen-knife attack, says mother

19 January 2020 - 00:00 By SHAIN GERMANER

A 42-year-old woman whose husband allegedly stabbed her a dozen times in front of their two children must decide if his three-year sentence is sufficient punishment...

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