A “hormonal” wife stabbed her husband in the chest for falling asleep while she was talking about her life problems. But her victim, and partner of 21 years, says the knife attack was a “one-off” caused by the menopause. Canterbury Crown Court heard how Deborah and Barrie Stallard had been drinking at a pub before returning to their mobile home at New Beach Holiday Park in Dymchurch. Prosecuting, Caroline Knight told how Mrs Stallard then began discussing her personal life – when her husband seemed to drift off. “She started to talk about some problems she was experiencing at the time, but he …
