A woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for the murder of her partner in west Belfast in 2022
Julie Ann McIlwaine, of Hazel Close, Lagmore, stabbed James Joseph Crossley, 38, while he slept at her former home in Filbert drive in Dunmurry on 2 March 2022.
Julie Ann McIlwaine had admitted killing Mr Crossley but denied his murder.
In October 2024, jurors at Coleraine Crown Court rejected her argument and found her guilty after nine hours of deliberations.
