Woman tells boyfriend 'think of the kids' after stabbing him

A woman questioned her partner before stabbing him in the leg, a court heard.

Lisa Parker, 36, from Warrington, was involved in a "dysfunctional" relationship with ex-partner Barry Dodd. During the early hours of June 13 last year, Parker decided to meet up with Mr Dodd as she believed he was with another woman.

The former couple agreed to meet in Bank Park in Warrington town centre. While Mr Dodd had a restraining order which should have prevented him from contacting Parker, Liverpool Crown Court heard that they both had a "casual approach" to it.

Pgillip Clemo, prosecuting, said Parker thraetened to turn up to Mr Dodd's living address in order to "make a scene", so they agreed to meet on the stairs of a car park near Kendrick Street. Mr Dodd was also concerned that he would be caught breaching the conditions of his restraining order, the Liverpool Echo reports.

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While on the stairs, Parker and Mr Dodd began discussing the woman he was spotted with, afterwich Parker asked Mr Dodd if he still loved her - he replied 'no'. Mr Dodd then felt a pain in his thigh and initially believed he had been punched by Park.

Mr Clemo said: "In fact he had been stabbed. He saw the blood pouring from his leg and he asked 'have you stabbed me?' and she said no."

Mr Dodd then saw Parker with a black vegetable knife. She then apologised and asked him not to call the police and "think of the kids".

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Mr Clemo added: "He told her to leave and throw the knife away. He did not want to get in trouble himself and did not want to get her in trouble. The defendant called an