Drunk mum waved knife around in street

A DRUNK Derby mum waved a knife around a city centre street trying to stab her former partner.

Derby Crown Court heard Sophie Roose-White pulled the blade from the waistband of her trousers during the commotion in Jackson Street.

Witnesses watched as the 26-year-old then started swinging it around shouting “come on then” to the man. He finally managed to get the weapon from the motherof-one, but refused treatment for his injuries and refused to give a statement to police.

Handing Roose-White a 19-month jail term, suspended for two years, Judge Jonathan Bennett said: “This was a horrific incident and goodness knows what might have happened.

“The question I have to ask myself is if I can suspend the inevitable prison term. You are a young woman who has experienced some difficulties, you have been in an abusive relationship with the victim in this case. You are a woman of previous good character and I am just persuaded that I can suspend it.

“Try getting your life back on an even keel, be a good mother to your child and despite this horrific incident I am giving you a chance to turn things around. Don’t throw that away.”

Abi Joyce, prosecuting, said neighbours were awoken by shouting at 7.30am on June 13. The defendant, was shouting and swearing, banging on a door which was answered by her ex-partner.

Miss Joyce said: “She knocked over a wheelie bin and when one neighbour looked out they saw the defendant pull a knife from the back of her waistband.

She started swinging it and stabbing it towards the victim shouting ‘come on then have a go’.

The two of them went to the ground and he managed to disarm her of the knife, staggering back and landing at the stump of a tree.”

Miss Joyce said emergency services arrived but the victim refused to travel in an ambulance for treatment.

Roose-White, of Back Sitwell Street, told police she had no recollection of what happened as she was so drunk. She admitted attempted wounding.

Nick Walsh, mitigating, said his client has a two-year-old son with the victim who is living with the defendant’s mother. When shown clips of the incident filmed by neighbours she admitted straight away what she had done despite not remembering it.

Mr Walsh said: “At the time of the incident she was at a pretty low ebb and had sadly turned to alcohol.”