Sentence
Mark Stephen Lally
Mark Stephen Lally (aged 50) was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on 26 August 2020 to 11 Years 3 Months - Life for Attempted Murder. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Oxford Crown Court
- Sentenced
- 26 August 2020
- Sentence
- 11 Years 3 Months - Life
- Judge
- Judge Peter Ross
- Convicted on
- Conviction After Trial
The offence
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Attempted Murder | Custodial immediate, Life |
What the court heard
THIS SENTENCE HAS BEEN REDUCED ON APPEAL He was found guilty of attempted murder in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, on 27 November 2019. He and his wife were going through divorce proceedings when he attacked her with a carving knife in the bathroom at their home. He stabbed his victim repeatedly. His victim suffered multiple life-threatening wounds in the attack. He had pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding. The judge said: "[Y]ou pushed your way into the bathroom mumbling something and almost immediately began this frenzied attack"