Edward Turpin allegedly attempted to stab Joan Turpin, also 90, at their home in September last year. He denies attempted murder and an alternative charge of wounding with intent. Mrs Turpin had lost her sight and needed a catheter, so she was dependent on her husband for help, the Old Bailey heard on Wednesday. Turpin felt he “couldn’t cope anymore” and, at around 1.30am, attacked his wife in Orpington, Kent, before turning the knife on himself, jurors were told. Wearing a pair of headphones, Turpin sat in the well of court on the first day of his trial to “hopefully hear the evidence more clearly,” said Judge Alexia Duran. In a 999 call made immediately after the alleged stabbing, she is said to have told an operator: “I can’t take it anymore… She’s sick and she’s right on top of me. “I tried to stab her and I’ve stabbed myself.” When the operator told Turpin how to stop the bleeding, he allegedly replied, “No, I don’t want to stop the bleeding. We want to die.” A “back-and-forth” conversation then took place between Turpin and the call operator, in which he may have tried to imply that he and his wife were making a “suicide pact”, prosecutor Alistair Richardson said. “You might think that the defendant was trying to give the impression that he and his wife were part of a suicide pact. As you will hear, that is a suggestion that Joan Turpin categorically rejects,” he said. Read more on Sky News: Cameras allowed in courts for first time Man jailed after stabbing partner 29 times and leaving her with knife in her chest “All he’s done is piss me off” He went on to claim Turpin “shut down” and responded “angry” when the operator called him back. Mr Richardson said: “He went on to explain that ‘she’s sick, she’s come home, all she’s done is pissed me off… I just snapped. I just left.’ “A short time later, the operator called and they spoke again. Once again, the defendant says, “I don’t want anything done now. I want to die. He wants to die.” “Throughout the call, in the background, you can hear Joan Turpin screaming for help.” In a recording of the call, a voice could be heard saying “Joan, stop” and telling the operator she had tried to “stab myself to get myself out of this”. Richardson told the court the couple had been happily married for years but Turpin “couldn’t cope anymore” and “instead of asking for help, his patience had run out, he tried to kill her”. Jurors said neither society nor the law should allow people to “take matters into our own hands”. The trial continues.
title: “90 Year Old Man Stabbed Sick Wife In Bed After Running Out Of Patience Old Bailey Told Uk News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-01” author: “Kristine Trajillo”
Edward Turpin allegedly attempted to stab Joan Turpin, also 90, at their home in September last year. He denies attempted murder and an alternative charge of wounding with intent. Mrs Turpin had lost her sight and needed a catheter, so she was dependent on her husband for help, the Old Bailey heard on Wednesday. Turpin felt he “couldn’t cope anymore” and, at around 1.30am, attacked his wife in Orpington, Kent, before turning the knife on himself, jurors were told. Wearing a pair of headphones, Turpin sat in the well of court on the first day of his trial to “hopefully hear the evidence more clearly,” said Judge Alexia Duran. In a 999 call made immediately after the alleged stabbing, she is said to have told an operator: “I can’t take it anymore… She’s sick and she’s right on top of me. “I tried to stab her and I’ve stabbed myself.” When the operator told Turpin how to stop the bleeding, he allegedly replied, “No, I don’t want to stop the bleeding. We want to die.” A “back-and-forth” conversation then took place between Turpin and the call operator, in which he may have tried to imply that he and his wife were making a “suicide pact”, prosecutor Alistair Richardson said. “You might think that the defendant was trying to give the impression that he and his wife were part of a suicide pact. As you will hear, that is a suggestion that Joan Turpin categorically rejects,” he said. Read more on Sky News: Cameras allowed in courts for first time Man jailed after stabbing partner 29 times and leaving her with knife in her chest “All he’s done is piss me off” He went on to claim Turpin “shut down” and responded “angry” when the operator called him back. Mr Richardson said: “He went on to explain that ‘she’s sick, she’s come home, all she’s done is pissed me off… I just snapped. I just left.’ “A short time later, the operator called and they spoke again. Once again, the defendant says, “I don’t want anything done now. I want to die. He wants to die.” “Throughout the call, in the background, you can hear Joan Turpin screaming for help.” In a recording of the call, a voice could be heard saying “Joan, stop” and telling the operator she had tried to “stab myself to get myself out of this”. Richardson told the court the couple had been happily married for years but Turpin “couldn’t cope anymore” and “instead of asking for help, his patience had run out, he tried to kill her”. Jurors said neither society nor the law should allow people to “take matters into our own hands”. The trial continues.
title: “90 Year Old Man Stabbed Sick Wife In Bed After Running Out Of Patience Old Bailey Told Uk News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-12” author: “Susan Estes”
Edward Turpin allegedly attempted to stab Joan Turpin, also 90, at their home in September last year. He denies attempted murder and an alternative charge of wounding with intent. Mrs Turpin had lost her sight and needed a catheter, so she was dependent on her husband for help, the Old Bailey heard on Wednesday. Turpin felt he “couldn’t cope anymore” and, at around 1.30am, attacked his wife in Orpington, Kent, before turning the knife on himself, jurors were told. Wearing a pair of headphones, Turpin sat in the well of court on the first day of his trial to “hopefully hear the evidence more clearly,” said Judge Alexia Duran. In a 999 call made immediately after the alleged stabbing, she is said to have told an operator: “I can’t take it anymore… She’s sick and she’s right on top of me. “I tried to stab her and I’ve stabbed myself.” When the operator told Turpin how to stop the bleeding, he allegedly replied, “No, I don’t want to stop the bleeding. We want to die.” A “back-and-forth” conversation then took place between Turpin and the call operator, in which he may have tried to imply that he and his wife were making a “suicide pact”, prosecutor Alistair Richardson said. “You might think that the defendant was trying to give the impression that he and his wife were part of a suicide pact. As you will hear, that is a suggestion that Joan Turpin categorically rejects,” he said. Read more on Sky News: Cameras allowed in courts for first time Man jailed after stabbing partner 29 times and leaving her with knife in her chest “All he’s done is piss me off” He went on to claim Turpin “shut down” and responded “angry” when the operator called him back. Mr Richardson said: “He went on to explain that ‘she’s sick, she’s come home, all she’s done is pissed me off… I just snapped. I just left.’ “A short time later, the operator called and they spoke again. Once again, the defendant says, “I don’t want anything done now. I want to die. He wants to die.” “Throughout the call, in the background, you can hear Joan Turpin screaming for help.” In a recording of the call, a voice could be heard saying “Joan, stop” and telling the operator she had tried to “stab myself to get myself out of this”. Richardson told the court the couple had been happily married for years but Turpin “couldn’t cope anymore” and “instead of asking for help, his patience had run out, he tried to kill her”. Jurors said neither society nor the law should allow people to “take matters into our own hands”. The trial continues.
title: “90 Year Old Man Stabbed Sick Wife In Bed After Running Out Of Patience Old Bailey Told Uk News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-18” author: “Lorie Hill”
Edward Turpin allegedly attempted to stab Joan Turpin, also 90, at their home in September last year. He denies attempted murder and an alternative charge of wounding with intent. Mrs Turpin had lost her sight and needed a catheter, so she was dependent on her husband for help, the Old Bailey heard on Wednesday. Turpin felt he “couldn’t cope anymore” and, at around 1.30am, attacked his wife in Orpington, Kent, before turning the knife on himself, jurors were told. Wearing a pair of headphones, Turpin sat in the well of court on the first day of his trial to “hopefully hear the evidence more clearly,” said Judge Alexia Duran. In a 999 call made immediately after the alleged stabbing, she is said to have told an operator: “I can’t take it anymore… She’s sick and she’s right on top of me. “I tried to stab her and I’ve stabbed myself.” When the operator told Turpin how to stop the bleeding, he allegedly replied, “No, I don’t want to stop the bleeding. We want to die.” A “back-and-forth” conversation then took place between Turpin and the call operator, in which he may have tried to imply that he and his wife were making a “suicide pact”, prosecutor Alistair Richardson said. “You might think that the defendant was trying to give the impression that he and his wife were part of a suicide pact. As you will hear, that is a suggestion that Joan Turpin categorically rejects,” he said. Read more on Sky News: Cameras allowed in courts for first time Man jailed after stabbing partner 29 times and leaving her with knife in her chest “All he’s done is piss me off” He went on to claim Turpin “shut down” and responded “angry” when the operator called him back. Mr Richardson said: “He went on to explain that ‘she’s sick, she’s come home, all she’s done is pissed me off… I just snapped. I just left.’ “A short time later, the operator called and they spoke again. Once again, the defendant says, “I don’t want anything done now. I want to die. He wants to die.” “Throughout the call, in the background, you can hear Joan Turpin screaming for help.” In a recording of the call, a voice could be heard saying “Joan, stop” and telling the operator she had tried to “stab myself to get myself out of this”. Richardson told the court the couple had been happily married for years but Turpin “couldn’t cope anymore” and “instead of asking for help, his patience had run out, he tried to kill her”. Jurors said neither society nor the law should allow people to “take matters into our own hands”. The trial continues.