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A woman who tried to kill her husband by putting anti-freeze into his curry and wine is due to be sentenced. A woman who tried to kill her husband by putting anti-freeze into his curry and wine has been jailed for 30 years.
Kate Knight, 28, was found guilty of the attempted murder of Lee Knight at their home in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire in 2005.Kate Knight, 28, was found guilty of the attempted murder of Lee Knight at their home in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire in 2005.
She plotted to poison her husband in order to collect a £130,000 payout from his employer JCB to clear her debts, Stafford Crown Court heard.She plotted to poison her husband in order to collect a £130,000 payout from his employer JCB to clear her debts, Stafford Crown Court heard.
Mr Knight, who is 38, suffered kidney failure and brain damage.Mr Knight, who is 38, suffered kidney failure and brain damage.
He is now blind, partially deaf and needs 24-hour care.He is now blind, partially deaf and needs 24-hour care.
Knight was remanded in custody by Judge Simon Tonking after the guilty verdict last month and is due to be sentenced at Stafford Crown Court. Knight was remanded in custody by Judge Simon Tonking after the guilty verdict last month.
The former accountancy student has been warned that she faced a "very considerable" jail term.
On the night of the couple's seventh wedding anniversary on 4 April 2005, Knight cooked her husband a curry and served him red wine - both of which had been laced with ethylene glycol, the chemical constituent of anti-freeze.On the night of the couple's seventh wedding anniversary on 4 April 2005, Knight cooked her husband a curry and served him red wine - both of which had been laced with ethylene glycol, the chemical constituent of anti-freeze.
I don't think I'll ever be able to work again Lee Knight, victimI don't think I'll ever be able to work again Lee Knight, victim
When Mrs Knight was arrested in May 2005, police discovered a one-litre bottle of anti-freeze containing 840ml of the liquid at the couple's home. When Mrs Knight was arrested in May 2005, police discovered a one-litre bottle of anti-freeze containing 840ml of the liquid at the couple's home. During the three-week trial, the jury heard how Knight, originally from the Wirral, had used internet searches to find a method of killing, settling on anti-freeze after ruling out ecstasy or an iron overdose.
During the three-week trial, the jury heard how Knight, originally from the Wirral, had used internet searches to find a method of killing, settling on anti-freeze after ruling out ecstasy or an iron overdose.
Her neighbour Sarah Johnson, 28, told the court how Knight had mentioned paying £50,000 to hire a hitman.Her neighbour Sarah Johnson, 28, told the court how Knight had mentioned paying £50,000 to hire a hitman.
Mr Knight, who lives with his parents and the couple's nine-year-old son Jack, said his ex-wife had ruined his life.Mr Knight, who lives with his parents and the couple's nine-year-old son Jack, said his ex-wife had ruined his life.
"It has been very stressful. I realised that my wife had left me. "I have hardly any independence anymore - I need to have somebody with me all the time. I don't think I'll ever be able to work again," he said.
"I lost my job, my house, everything I worked for and, worst of all, my son," he said in a statement.
"I have hardly any independence anymore - I need to have somebody with me all the time. I don't think I'll ever be able to work again."
He wears two hearing aids after regaining some level of hearing following an operation and during the trial gave evidence supported by two hearing specialists.He wears two hearing aids after regaining some level of hearing following an operation and during the trial gave evidence supported by two hearing specialists.