Woman accused of trying to murder her husband in Wakefield village admits lesser charges

A woman accused of trying to murder her husband has admitted lesser charges, resulting in her trial being scrapped.

Lindsey Hall was initially charged with two counts of attempted murder of the man, and also her father-in-law, in a village in Wakefield.

Having denied the offences, the 53-year-old was due to stand trial at Leeds Crown Court this week.

But after “detailed conferences” with her legal counsel, Hall admitted a charge of Section 20 wounding without intent, in reference to her husband, and a charge of making threats with a bladed article to her father-in-law.

Those pleas were accepted by the Crown, with Judge Robin Mairs agreeing that it was a “fair resolution” to the case.

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He ordered a pre-sentence probation report into Hall, telling her that “all options” remain open, including the possibility of immediate prison.

Hall, of Weeland Road, Sharlston Common, will remain on remand at HMP New Hall until her sentencing on November 6.

Police had been called to Fernside in Sharlston Common at 11.37pm on March 29 to reports that a man had been stabbed in the chest.