OFFENDER TARA CARBERY RECEIVES LENIENT SENTENCE FOR STABBING AND DRINK-DRIVING INCIDENTS
A woman named Tara Carbery, 46, was involved in multiple serious incidents including stabbing her ex-boyfriend and a drunken driving offense.
She was convicted of unlawful wounding after a court heard how she attacked Joe Ashworth, her ex-partner, with a knife on August 28, 2009, leaving him seriously injured.
Mr.
Ashworth described her as having a 'Jekyll and Hyde' character after drinking, and mentioned that it took him two years to recover emotionally from the trauma.
During the incident, she stabbed him four times, and he had to wrestle the knife from her, losing 2.5 pints of blood.
She later admitted to unlawful wounding during a hearing at Chester Crown Court and was sentenced to 16 months in prison.
Additionally, she was found guilty of drink-driving after a separate incident where she caused a pedestrian to be dragged under a car, resulting in injuries.
She blew a significant amount of alcohol—106 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath—above the legal limit and received a 12-week suspended sentence for two years, with a three-year driving ban, 140 hours of unpaid work, and a £200 surcharge.
Her ex-boyfriend expressed that the sentence was 'too lenient' and voiced concerns about her ongoing issues with alcohol, describing her as having a 'drinking demon' that needs help.
The court acknowledged her past convictions for drink-driving and wounding and emphasized the serious nature of her offences, urging her to seek help for her alcohol problems.
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
rom her, losing 2.5 pints of blood. She later admitted to unlawful wounding during a hearing at Chester Crown Court and was sentenced to 16 months in prison. Additionally, she was found guilty of drink-driving after a separate incident w...
Prison sentence
16 months
She later admitted to unlawful wounding during a hearing at Chester Crown Court and was sentenced to 16 months in prison
Suspended sentence
two years
She blew a significant amount of alcohol-106 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath-above the legal limit and received a 12-week suspended sentence for two years, with a three-year driving ban, 140 hours of unpaid work, and a 200 surcharge
Community order
two years
She blew a significant amount of alcohol-106 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath-above the legal limit and received a 12-week suspended sentence for two years, with a three-year driving ban, 140 hours of unpaid work, and a 200 surcharge
