Mum, 19, stabbed friend and left him for dead after she hit the roof at him spending the night with her boyfriend's former lover

A teenage mum stabbed a friend in cold blood after she flew into a rage at him spending the night with her new boyfriend's former lover.

Kalesha Hemsley, 19, armed herself with a kitchen knife then plunged it into the chest of Matthew Hope telling him: ''You don’t sleep with your mate's ex, you scumbag.’'

When Mr Hope exclaimed: ''What the f*** are you going?’ Hemsley replied: ‘'What the f*** do you mean, what am I doing?’' before walking off.

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Mr Hope managed to stagger home to discover blood 'spurting' from his wound. Doctors later discovered the blade had breached the muscle around his heart but miraculously he has made a recovery.

Inquiries revealed the stabbing in Farnworth, near Bolton, was carried out in revenge after the victim had gone back to the home of Jennifer Settle who had previously dated Hemsley's boyfriend Jack Davies.

At Bolton Crown Court, Hemsley, now 20, of The Pungle, Westhoughton, who has a daughter aged two, wept as she was jailed for two years after admitting causing grievous bodily harm. Her daughter is currently being looked after by the child's grandmother.

Davies, 18, of Bolton who was at the scene of the attack was initially charged with wounding but the case against him was dropped.

The incident occurred on September 19 2020 after Mr Hope had attended a drink party at Hemsley's flat. Prosecutor Alexandra Sutton said: ''They had known one another for a few years, never had any previous issues and and had always got on well.

''That evening he was having a drink with the defendant at her flat. They were socialising and listening to music, whilst others were also present. But it seems the defendant