Pensioner Robert Brindley stabbed his young Filipino spouse five times in a rage that is jealous their wedding broke down following arguments about salsa dance classes, a court heard.
Brindley attacked his diminutive spouse Precious with a home knife, stabbing her repeatedly when you look at the straight back.
The court had been told Brindley, 66, from Teignmouth, Devon ended up being "possessive and jealous" over their spouse, who had been aged inside her "20s" during the right period of the attack.
On Monday, Exeter Crown Court heard Mrs Brindley collapsed towards the flooring and she heard her husband shouting: "That's it, that's the way to die, listening to your music as she regained consciousness. Shall we stab you through one's heart or shall an ambulance is called by me?"
Brindley has rejected one count of tried murder on June 1, 2008.
The court was told that the few came across once they had been employed by the exact same company in the Philippines in the 1990s plus in December 2000 that they had a son.
After Brindley had a reccurrence of cancer tumors they relocated to Teignmouth so he could get treatment that is medical.
Andrew Oldland, prosecuting, said Mrs Brindley began using salsa dance lessons and also this caused arguments between your set.
Mr Oldland stated that Brindley shouted at their spouse: "with virtually any guys i will destroy you. if we see you"
Mrs Brindley asked for the separation as well as on June 1 just last year demanded her spouse keep straight away following more arguments.
The jury was told he took their son to their senior mom's household before going back to find he had been locked away from home. Read more
