Murderous 'monster' Steven Wood left his loving partner to die in a pool of her own blood with a knife embedded in her chest after a frenzied attack in her own home.
Martina Turner thought Wood was her soulmate, having fallen for his charm and generosity. But after he moved into her home in Winlaton Mill, Gateshead, his behaviour started to become erratic and unpredictable because he wasn't taking medication for his mental health issues.
After a couple of flashpoints, the couple were trying to work through their difficulties when Wood suddenly snapped and repeatedly knifed Martina after she said she wanted to go for a walk and he told her not to. After knifing her time and again in the back, he told her he would have to finish her off and plunged a larger blade into her chest, where it became embedded.
