Washington husband stabbed wife 24 times in front of son

A husband stabbed his wife 24 times when she told him their marriage was over.

John Barron first tried to strangle Susan Barron in their bed then launched a prolonged attack downstairs after arming himself with two kitchen knives.

He repeatedly plunged a blade into his wife’s neck, abdomen, arms and legs as her terrified son watched in horror and begged him to stop, a court heard.

And even when police turned up at their home in Washington, Barron continued knifing Susan in front of officers.

Now the 34-year-old has been jailed for 15 years at Newcastle Crown Court after he pleaded guilty to attempted murder, the Newcastle Chronicle reported.

Susan told in a statement to the court how the attack has had a devastating impact on her and her son, David Quinn.

She said: “I honestly thought I was going to die.

“This has had a profound effect on me and my son.

“I have the support of friends and family but when I’m alone I reflect on how I could easily have been killed.

-UK mirror