Jail for woman who killed young mother

A WOMAN who stabbed a mother of four to death was jailed for ten years yesterday.

Charlene Wilson, 25, attacked Gail Russell, 26, with a knife close to the latter's home in Small Crescent, Blantyre, Lanarkshire, last year.

At the High Court in Edinburgh, Judge Lord Brailsford said there was an "air of predictability" surrounding the "tragic outcome" of the incident, which occurred on June 12 when Wilson ran at Ms Russell, grabbed her and stabbed her with a knife.

The attack followed a confrontation at Ms Russell's home, where Wilson was accompanied by co-accused Thomas Gibson and Aaron Black.

Wilson was sentenced after being found guilty of culpable homicide at the High Court in Glasgow last month. A jury cleared her of murder.

Ally Murray, defending, said Wilson had shown regret while giving evidence in her trial, and "remorse at the consequences that followed her violent actions".

He added: "It is evident her upbringing is not one that can be envied."

But Lord Brailsford said he could not ignore the fact that her actions had resulted in the death of a young woman.

Gibson, 29, from Blantyre, and Black, 22, from Motherwell, admitted a breach of the peace by brandishing a knife or a sword. Gibson was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment, while Black was jailed for 11 months.