'Bullied' Derbyshire woman brandished blade – punching partner in Skegness holiday row

A browbeaten Derbyshire woman held an eight-inch kitchen knife to her partner’s neck and punched him in the head during a row over a holiday in Skegness, a court heard.
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Michelle Anderson, 58, threatened to “stick” the blade in her other half “to frighten him” and bruised a knuckle delivering the blow when the domestic dispute “got out of hand”.

Chesterfield Magistrates Court heard how the fracas erupted on August 7 when Anderson’s spouse demanded she trim their dog's nails “there and then” with the holiday looming.

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Prosecutor Daniel Wilshaw described how, after the assault, Anderson told police she had no intention of hurting her partner and that she was “remorseful”.

Michelle Anderson, 58, bruised a knuckle delivering the blow when the domestic dispute “got out of hand”Michelle Anderson, 58, bruised a knuckle delivering the blow when the domestic dispute “got out of hand”
Michelle Anderson, 58, bruised a knuckle delivering the blow when the domestic dispute “got out of hand”

Anderson’s solicitor Annis Rowlands, giving Anderson’s side of the story, said the victim - with the defendant for seven years - called her “useless” and “lazy” “repeatedly”.

On this occasion Ms Rowlands said her client - who had been married for 19 years before meeting the victim - “saw red mist.”

She said: “The argument arose from a holiday booking and the fact that he wanted the dog’s nails cutting there and then.

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“She said they couldn’t be cut easily, otherwise the nails would bleed and said she just saw red, put the knife down and hit him.”

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Ms Rowlands said mum-of-five Anderson had a “great deal on her plate” at the time of the episode.

Her father had nearly died of Covid in hospital and she was caring for a young family member after illness in the family.

The solicitor said Anderson had made “full and frank admissions” and the victim had since realised how much Anderson did for him.

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She added: “This is an isolated episode - there were no drink or drugs involved.”

Anderson, of John Street, Heanor, admitted assault by beating.

She was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £22 victim surcharge.

A magistrate said: “This lady is of previous good character, has shown remorse throughout and has suffered a lot of recent trauma.

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“Because of that we will deal with this by way of a conditional discharge.”

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