A farmer's wife who attacked her husband of 44 years with a lump hammer while he watched TV during a venomous divorce has been jaied for four and a half years - but has still walked away with £1.8million settlement.
Pamela Teasdale, 70, attacked Daniel Teasdale, 75, at Burne Farm in Todwick, near Rotherham, on 21 August 2023, while the pair were embroiled in protracted legal battles over their split and the ownership of a converted barn on their land.
She had already won a bumper divorce settlement of £1.8million - although this was still being partly challenged by her husband, whose family had owned the farm for three generations.
At Teesside Crown Court, Judge Francis Laird said that she had hit him seven times on the head in their marital home with 'intent to cause injury' as Mr Teasdale watched television.
He added: 'I do note it happened in the stressful context of a divorce.'
