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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Gemma Bradley

Murder trial for woman accused of fatally stabbing her partner begins

The murder trial for a woman accused of fatally stabbing her partner in the chest has begun.

Joanne Moran, 42, of Bridge Road, Litherland, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday accused of the murder of Jonathan Gibbons, who died after being stabbed in the chest. She previously pleaded not guilty to one count of murder and one count of manslaughter, in relation to an incident on October 30 last year.

Andrew O’Byrne, prosecuting, said: “On October 30, 2022, at about 4.45 in the morning, emergency services received a phone call reporting that a man had been stabbed, and the caller was requesting assistance. “The man who had been stabbed was called Jonathan Gibbons, the person who placed that call was the defendant, Joanne Moran, and the person who stabbed Mr Gibbons, was the defendant, Joanne Moran.

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