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Stephanie Wareham

Husband and wife ‘almost living separate lives’ before he ‘stabbed her to death’

Joanne Samak was allegedly found by her husband, slumped on the bed with a knife in her stomach (West Mercia Police/PA) -

An interior designer and her hockey coach husband were living “almost separate lives” before he is alleged to have stabbed her to death at their home, a court has heard.

Egyptian national Mohamed Samak denies murdering his 49-year-old wife Joanne in the early hours of July 1 last year, claiming she had stabbed herself “repeatedly” before he found her slumped on a bed with a knife in her stomach at their home in Chestnut Spinney, Droitwich Spa.

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