Word shifting
OAP wife who repeatedly slashed husband with Samurai sword ‘had no choice’
Joanna Rowland-Stuart, 71, repeated slashed husband Andrew, 69, to death with the Samuari sword she’d bought in the 1980s at their 15th floor Brighton flat.
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Joanna Rowland-Stuart, 71, had been deemed “unfit to plead” to the murder of her husband Andrew, 69, in their 15th-floor flat in Brighton, on May 27 last year. She appeared in front of a jury at Lewes Crown Court for a trial of the act which decides if someone physically committed a crime, rather than their intent.
Transgender woman, 71, killed partner, jury finds
A jury has found that a transgender woman killed her partner.
Joanna Rowland-Stuart, 71, was charged with murdering Andrew Rowland-Stuart, 70, at their home in Brighton in May 2024.
Weird to see the BBC being slightly more truthful than the Daily Mirror.
When will journalists learn how to write? I seem to remember them doing better than this at one time.
“Unfit to plead” — Ya think?
Also, it’s “katana” unless the weapon in question was a wakizashi or similar smaller blade. Lots of issues with word choice here
It could be a tachi or some other nihonto that looks the part. Most people can’t tell the difference anyway.