Wife 'did not carry out stabbing'

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The defence for a woman accused of killing her husband at a barbecue has claimed at her Swansea trial that another party-goer committed the crime.

Kelly Davies, 26, from Cimla, Neath is accused of murdering her husband by plunging a three-bladed martial arts-type knife into his chest.

But Mrs Davies' barrister claimed one of the men at the barbecue killed Neil Davies, 27, after an exchange.

Mr Davies later died in hospital. Mrs Davies denies murder.

Giving evidence on Friday, barbecue guest Lee Powney told the court how he had walked into the lounge to find Mr Davies had suffered a chest wound.

Mr Powney said Mrs Davies was standing nearby holding the knife.

The jury was previously told the knife had been bought during the couple's honeymoon in the Dominican Republic the year before.

The barbecue was held at the couple's house

During cross examination, Miss Evans put it to Mr Powney that there had been some sort of exchange between Mr Davies and other men attending the barbecue, and that one of them was responsible for his death.

Asked by the prosecution what he thought of the suggestion, Mr Powney replied, "Pretty sick."

"I cannot believe they [the suggestions] have been put. I can't believe she has not admitted to it.

"It is unbelievable that she is putting everyone through all of this. She deserves everything she gets."

Earlier in the week, prosecutor Paul Thomas told the jury Mrs Davies was "excessively jealous and possessive" and often reacted with violence.

Her husband, a ceiling fitter, often wanted to socialise with friends which led to rows and "irrational behaviour" by his wife, he claimed.

Mr Thomas told the court two women had left the barbecue at the couple's house in the early hours of 24 June last year, and Mr Davies had gone after them, hoping to persuade them to stay.

Mrs Davies, he claimed, took this as a sign her husband fancied the women, and had stabbed him in a jealous temper.

The trial continues.