Woman who fatally stabbed her partner told police she was 'just a cow'

A woman who fatally stabbed her boyfriend has been found guilty of murder.

Joanne Moran, of Bridge Road in Litherland, Merseyside was unanimously convicted of murderingJonathan Gibbons at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday (April 12). While being interviewed by police after the incident, Moran claimed she had previously scratched Gibbons during arguments, adding that she was 'just a cow.'

Wearing a black jumper and with her blonde hair tied back in a bun, the 43-year-old showed no reaction as the verdict was delivered after two hours and 53 minutes by a jury of eight men and four women. Members of Mr Gibbons' family were heard saying "yes" as she was found guilty. A woman supporting Moran from the public gallery began sobbing after the killer was taken down to the cells, while a man consoling her was heard to say "t***" under his breath, reports the ECHO.

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The Honorary Recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew Menary KC thanked jurors for their service in what he described as a "tragic case, whichever way you look at it". He will pass sentence later on Wednesday.

A previous trial heard that on October 30, 2022, at about 4.45am, emergency services received a phone call from Moran reporting that a man had been stabbed and the caller was requesting assistance to attend their home on Bridge Road. Mr Gibbons and the defendant had been in a relationship since 2016 and had lived at the address for around four years, where they had been playing cards and drinking since 3pm the day before.

Moran called the police after she stabbed Mr Gibbons using a small black handled knife following a drunken argument between the pair. She told officers “I just stabbed my