Seven Years for Two Decades of Abuse | Liverpool News

A woman named Karen Palmer has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for a brutal, two-decade-long campaign of domestic abuse that left her husband physically and emotionally shattered. On good days, he was punched; on bad days, slashed with a knife—sometimes forcing him to superglue and tape his own wounds. The violence escalated in March when she repeatedly stabbed him, made him clean up his blood, and threatened to “finish the job.” A judge called the abuse appalling and said it likely would have killed him. Palmer, who managed their finances and kept him isolated from family, controlled every aspect of his life—including forcing bizarre shopping trips and punishing him for any contact with other women. The abuse culminated in a knife attack over a sofa throw, slicing his ear and hand. Palmer, who admitted to acting in frustration and has a diagnosed personality disorder, was also given an indefinite restraining order, barring her from ever contacting or approaching her husband again. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f6e3b13d0d7b2be0