Woman jailed for 12 years for murder of abusive partner while he slept

Julie Anne McIlwaine 34, was found guilty by a jury in October of the murder of James Joseph Crossley, 38, at her former home in March 2022

General view of Laganside Courts building in Belfast (PA)

A domestic abuse victim who stabbed her partner multiple times with a kitchen knife while he slept has been jailed for a minimum of 12 years.

Julie Anne McIlwaine 34, from Hazel Close, Lagmore, in west Belfast, was found guilty by a jury in October of the murder of James Joseph Crossley, 38, at her former home in March 2022.