A DRUNK woman who stabbed her ex and 'left him for dead' is a 'danger' to potential future partners, says the judge who set her free.

Chloe Kendrick was sentenced for the stabbing of her ex-partner in Malvern at Worcester Crown Court on Friday after a series of outbursts caused delays of several hours.

Judge James Burbidge QC said: "Do you present as a danger to the public? I think if you again entered a personal relationship you will present a danger to that individual."

However, he also said: "You run a risk of taking your own life and a risk, if you were incarcerated, of carrying such a threat out. That isn't a hollow risk."

When the 28-year-old, who has emotionally unstable personality disorder, first entered the court she left when she saw the reporter present and announced: "Unless he leaves court I'm not coming in."

At one stage the defendant could be seen squatting down in a corridor between the courtroom itself and the waiting area outside.
When the case finally was resolved after legal arguments, the judge told her: "You are robust in many ways. Your outbursts may be a sign of your impairment disorder."

As previously reported, Kendrick was given a jail term of 20 months but the sentence was suspended for two years.

She was also ordered to complete 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days and was placed on an electronically monitored curfew for three months.

This means she has to be indoors between 8pm and 7am daily.

The victim, Daniel Wint, suffered a 2cm stab wound to his abdomen and lost four and a half litres of blood, four litres of which had to be drained from his abdomen.

The attack happened in her own flat when Mr Wint had come around to drop off some of her things on November 8, 2019. Both defendant and victim were said to have drunk significant quantities of alcohol by Michael Hall, who prosecuted the case.

She admitted grievous bodily harm without intent (section 20) after stabbing him with the kitchen knife which had a six inch blade. He had to have surgery on his damaged bowel in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.

During the court case Kendrick frequently interrupted, at one stage shouting 'that's a lie!' when Mr Hall said the victim had lost his job after the stabbing.

Judge James Burbidge QC said to her barrister: "She doesn't come across very well in court."

In sentencing her he said: "The reality is that a knife - any knife, even a kitchen knife six inches in length - is a dangerous weapon - and you used it. He says he wasn't even aware you had it in your hand."

The case had to be temporarily adjourned twice while Kendrick's barrister discussed legal matters with the judge and the prosecutor.

The reporter and public had to leave court while these discussions took place 'in chambers' before the case was finally called on again in the afternoon. The reporter was able to appear in court, choosing to do so remotely over live link.