Wife attacked husband with Parkinson's before stabbing herself

Woman jailed after attacking sick husband with carving knife

A Christchurch man with advanced Parkinson’s disease woke to find his wife standing at the end of his bed holding a knife. Katherine Mary Hughes...

Katherine Mary Hughes sentenced for trying to attack her husband with carving knife

Katherine Mary Hughes was under significant mental stress as his sole caregiver, a court has heard.

Wife attacked husband with Parkinson's before stabbing herself

A man with advanced Parkinson’s disease woke to find his wife standing at the end of his bed holding a knife. Katherine Mary Hughes told Christopher Robin...

Wife took carving knife to sick husband while he slept, before stabbing herself

Resentful of her husband after years of being his caregiver, Katherine Hughes tried to kill him and was only thwarted by him fighting back.