Wife tried to kill husband by spiking his Christmas drink

A woman has been jailed in the UK for attempting to murder her husband by spiking his cherry Lambrini with anti-freeze on Christmas Day.

Wife tried to kill husband by spiking his Christmas drink
Mon, 23 Nov, 2015 - 15:32

A woman has been jailed in the UK for attempting to murder her husband by spiking his cherry Lambrini with anti-freeze on Christmas Day.

Jacqueline Patrick, 55, was encouraged by her daughter Katherine, 21, to poison Douglas Patrick, who was left fighting for his life after collapsing at the family home in Gipsy Hill in south London.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: UKPlace: Gipsy HillPlace: south LondonPerson: LambriniPerson: Jacqueline PatrickPerson: KatherinePerson: Douglas PatrickPerson: Sam BrownPerson: DouglasPerson: Katherine PatrickPerson: KatiePerson: Julia FlanaganPerson: FlanaganPerson: JacquelinePerson: PatrickPerson: JudgePerson: Nic MadgeEvent: Christmas DayEvent: St Stephen's Day 2013Organisation: Inner London CourtOrganisation: Inner London Crown Court
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