A husband stabbed his wife 68 times after he set up cameras in a bid to expose her affair with a taxi driver, a court has heard.
Harry Turner, 54, allegedly attacked wife Sally, 50, at her home in Durham on June 22nd last year after he set up cameras to expose her relationship with another man.
The couple had encouraged each other to have sex with other people, Teesside Crown Court was told.
But Turner still tried to expose his wife’s affair, telling a friend he had set up cameras to catch them in the act, and handed over a phone to a friend which he claimed contained evidence of his wife’s infidelity.
The court heard that Sally was struck 68 times with a knife to the face, neck and torso. Her body was later discovered by her daughter.
Sally’s death was brought to awareness by Queen Consort Camilla, who spoke about a ‘global pandemic of violence against women’ in a watershed speech at Buckingham Palace. She named Sally as one of many victims of violence.
Turner, of Brandon, County Durham, denies murder but admits manslaughter on the grounds that he had a loss of control. His plea has not been accepted by the Crown.
The court heard that Sally Turner (pictured) was struck 68 times with a knife to the face, neck and torso
Sally’s death was brought to awareness by Queen Consort Camilla, who spoke about a ‘global pandemic of violence against women’ in a watershed speech at Buckingham Palace
The court heard that Turner met his wife in 2016, and that the pair were married a year later.
They both had a child from previous relationships. Sally and Turner had legal responsibility for Sally’s two grandchildren, the children of her daughter.
Prosecutor Mark McKone, KC, told the court the couple’s marriage was trouble and at the time of Sally’s death, they were living at separate addresses.
He said that Sally had been having an affair with a taxi driver who would regularly take one of the grandchildren to school.
The court heard that Sally told Turner he would ‘never see his girls again’ in reference to the two grandchildren.
‘The marriage was breaking down and both sides blamed the other for the breakdown,’ Mr McKone told the court.
‘Harry Turner correctly believed Sally was having an affair and would check her phone. The infidelity is complicated by messages from Harry and Sally appearing to show or encourage each other to have sex with other people.
‘Sally had started a relationship with a taxi driver who took one of the grandchildren to school. She required a special taxi as she had disabilities.’
On the day of Sally’s death, Turner was seen in the garden of the property by a neighbour walking calmly around.
Sally died at her home after she was allegedly attacked by her husband, Harry Turner
In a witness statement, the neighbour said she heard a ‘very loud scream’ lasting around five to six seconds, followed by a second, similar scream.
She then said Sally’s daughter arrived in a taxi and began knocking on the door before she found her mother’s body.
A bent kitchen knife was also found on a kitchen counter, with another kitchen knife uncovered under Sally’s leg.
Turner was later arrested outside an Iceland store nearby. He was covered in dried blood.
Jurors heard that Turner had told a work colleague his wife was having an affair and that he had set up cameras to catch her. He later took time off work due to stress and depression.
Turner also allegedly handed over a phone to a woman and told her it contained evidence of Sally’s affair. It is alleged that he smelt ‘of alcohol’ when he did this.
His friend agreed to hold onto the phone, which he later collected, as she had ‘sympathy’ for him.
The trial continues.
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