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| Wife, 84, can reunite with husband she stabbed | Wife, 84, can reunite with husband she stabbed |
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| An 84-year-old woman jailed for stabbing her husband can reunite with him after a restraining order was lifted. | An 84-year-old woman jailed for stabbing her husband can reunite with him after a restraining order was lifted. |
| Elizabeth Stokes was jailed for four-and-a half-years in 2014 for attacking John, 71, after wrongly believing he was having an affair. | Elizabeth Stokes was jailed for four-and-a half-years in 2014 for attacking John, 71, after wrongly believing he was having an affair. |
| Now the order banning her from contacting him has been lifted at Gloucester Crown Court. | Now the order banning her from contacting him has been lifted at Gloucester Crown Court. |
| Mr Stokes said he had forgiven his wife and fully recovered from his injuries. | Mr Stokes said he had forgiven his wife and fully recovered from his injuries. |
| 'Terrible mistake' | 'Terrible mistake' |
| The pair from Cheltenham will be able to visit each other under supervision of the probation service for the next two years before possibly being allowed to live together again. | |
| During the hearing, Mr Stokes said: "I honestly believe her when she says she is very remorseful about what happened. | During the hearing, Mr Stokes said: "I honestly believe her when she says she is very remorseful about what happened. |
| "She realises she made a terrible mistake. | "She realises she made a terrible mistake. |
| "We want to carry on with our marriage and our relationship as soon as possible and I honestly believe it will work and things will be better in the future." | "We want to carry on with our marriage and our relationship as soon as possible and I honestly believe it will work and things will be better in the future." |
| She said: "I had been suffering from stress for a long, long time. Of course, I am sorry for what I did." | She said: "I had been suffering from stress for a long, long time. Of course, I am sorry for what I did." |
| Mrs Stokes was released from prison on parole on 26 October. | Mrs Stokes was released from prison on parole on 26 October. |
| Car crash killed son | Car crash killed son |
| She was cleared of attempted murder in July 2014 but found guilty of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. | She was cleared of attempted murder in July 2014 but found guilty of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. |
| At her trial, Gloucester Crown Court heard her son had been killed in a car crash a year before the attack and her first husband was "an abuser and philanderer". | At her trial, Gloucester Crown Court heard her son had been killed in a car crash a year before the attack and her first husband was "an abuser and philanderer". |
| Mr Stokes was attacked as he made his way back to their bed from the toilet in the early hours of the morning. | Mr Stokes was attacked as he made his way back to their bed from the toilet in the early hours of the morning. |
| At the trial, Judge Jamie Tabor said it had been a deliberate and planned ambushing and she had put her sewing scissors in the bedroom in readiness for the attack. | At the trial, Judge Jamie Tabor said it had been a deliberate and planned ambushing and she had put her sewing scissors in the bedroom in readiness for the attack. |
| A kitchen knife was also found in the bedroom and there had to be suspicions about why that was there, he added. | A kitchen knife was also found in the bedroom and there had to be suspicions about why that was there, he added. |
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