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BBC News
3 days ago
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Pregnant woman survives stabbing by father-in-law in Stevenage
A pregnant woman has described being stabbed by her father-in-law in an unprovoked attack at her place of work as "mind-blowing".Sasha Field, 38, from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, was stabbed in her wrist and her chest by Bryan Field in February of Albion Road in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, also stabbed a man during the attack in an office building of a scaffolding firm in Todds Green, who was looking for his estranged wife at the time, has been jailed for 26 years for the attempted murder of the man, six years for wounding with intent against his daughter-in-law and 20 months for possession of a bladed article. Ms Field, who was 20-weeks pregnant at the time, said she happened to borrow her mother-in-law's car to go to Field saw it outside the office he mistakenly believed his wife, who had just filed for divorce, was in the building."All of a sudden the door burst open and Bryan is standing there with a black bin bag," Ms Field asked where his wife was and began throwing out her belongings from the bag onto the then lunged "towards my employee, punching him and now I know he was stabbing him".She added: "The knife was in the bag but concealed in cloth the police said."He accused Ms Field of being the reason why his wife had left him and "then he made a strike towards to what I thought was my face," she said."I put my arm up in defence and the knife went through my wrist and then into my left nipple.""He then pushed me to the ground and kicked me and stamped on my head as he didn't have the knife anymore as it had broken in two."She said: "I am in no doubt that had that knife not broken he would have stabbed me to death.""He definitely could have murdered his own grandson," she added. Ms Field said she did not realise she had been stabbed until she was in the ambulance said: "I did not think about myself - I just kept thinking of the baby."Her baby son, Cole, is now doing described the attack as "mind-blowing" as she had never had an argument with Field, who "was out that day to hurt somebody and when he realised his wife was not there he took it out on me". Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
5 days ago
- BBC News
Man hunting wife is jailed for double stabbing in Stevenage
A "dangerous" man who stabbed two people in an act of "extreme" violence while searching for his estranged wife has been jailed for 26 years. Hertfordshire Police said Bryan Field, 64, entered an office building near Stevenage in February 2024 and launched an attack on two people with a large kitchen of Albion Road in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, was convicted of attempted murder, wounding with intent and being in possession of a knife in a public place. He was given an indefinite restraining order banning him from contacting his praised the bravery of the "two innocent members of the public" who were hurt. Field was found guilty following a two-week trial in March at Peterborough Crown Court. He has now been given a 26-year sentence for the attempted murder of the man, six years for wounding with intent against the woman and 20 months for possession of a bladed the sentences are to run concurrently, the court confirmed. Police said on 11 February 2024, a car belonging to Field's wife was parked near the office at Shangri-La Farm in Todds Green, Stevenage, where she she was inside, he entered the building armed with a knife concealed in a black plastic said she was not inside, but two people were subsequently attacked.A stab wound to the man's thigh narrowly missed his femoral artery, and Field also attempted to stab him in the neck.A woman was stabbed in the arm with such force the knife's blade broke off, police added. Field was arrested shortly afterwards in a car near Luton. Det Sgt Ian Smith said Field had been "proven to be a dangerous individual". "Two innocent members of the public were attacked during this appalling incident which saw Field display extreme acts of violence," he said."We thank them both for their support and bravery during this investigation."Knife crime and violence is not welcome in Hertfordshire, and we will do all we can to bring offenders to justice", he added. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
