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Murder Trial Opens for 71-Year-Old Wife Accused of Stabbing Husband in Prestwich

The case centers on whether a fatal chest wound resulted from a deliberate knife strike or an accidental fall.

Overview

  • Daryl Berman, 71, pleaded not guilty to murdering her husband, David Berman, 84.
  • Prosecutor Michael Brady KC told jurors she stabbed him in the chest 'for a reason known only to her'.
  • Pathologist Dr Philip Lumb reported the wound had features typical of homicide and said an accidental fall was very unlikely.
  • Police initially treated the death as accidental, then arrested Mrs Berman on March 18 following the post-mortem findings.
  • Jurors heard she called 999 at 1:55 pm on March 13 and that Mr Berman was pronounced dead at 2:39 pm.