Overview

• Chin stabbed the 14-year-old in October 2023 after discovering him semi-naked hiding under a doona in her husband’s bedroom.
• She used a 20-centimetre kitchen knife fetched by her six-year-old son, inflicting several superficial chest and shoulder wounds.
• The jury concluded she did not reasonably believe the teen was an intruder and convicted her of causing bodily harm.
• Prosecutors argued her actions were driven by anger over her daughter’s covert romance rather than genuine self-defence.
• Sentencing is scheduled for a later date following the conviction.