Woman stabbed man over mobile phone dispute

A woman who stabbed a man in a city centre after a dispute about a mobile phone has been given a suspended prison sentence.

Police said Lauren Lines was seen on CCTV stabbing the 27-year-old victim in Fitzwilliam Street in Peterborough in the early hours of 15 February.

The 42-year-old, of Oundle Road in Alwalton, pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent, being in possession of a knife and possession of cocaine.

At Peterborough Crown Court on 12 May, Lines was sentenced to 16 months in prison, suspended for two years.

Police said "the violence had erupted over the alleged theft of a mobile phone".

Det Con James Walker-Harrison said: "Attacks involving knives have the potential to end fatally, and it is fortunate this was not the case here."

Lines still had the knife and three wraps of cocaine on her in custody, the force said.

She must complete a six-month drug rehabilitation requirement, a 30-day rehabilitation activity requirement and a 120-day alcohol abstinence requirement.

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