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| A former hospital cook who baked a fruitcake laced with rat poison for her husband has been given a 12-month suspended prison sentence. | A former hospital cook who baked a fruitcake laced with rat poison for her husband has been given a 12-month suspended prison sentence. |
| Yvonne Godwin, 56, of Pilley Crescent, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire put two teaspoons of poison into the cake for her partner of 30 years, Robert Godwin. | |
| She earlier pleaded guilty to attempting to administer poison with intent to injure, aggravate or annoy. | |
| The judge said he was being lenient as she was in an abusive relationship. | |
| At the hearing at Gloucester Crown Court she was also ordered to stay away from Cheltenham for 12 months. | At the hearing at Gloucester Crown Court she was also ordered to stay away from Cheltenham for 12 months. |