The Court of Appeal did not disturb the 15-year sentence of a woman who fatally stabbed her boyfriend.
Ashley McKenzie, 47, who was originally charged with murder, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2016 death of Andrew Mackey.
She filed an appeal against the sentence, claiming the penalty was too severe. However, the Court of Appeal disagreed and affirmed her sentence.
McKenzie confessed to killing Mackey during a domestic dispute at their apartment in Ida Street.
McKenzie claimed that her boyfriend left their apartment after they had an argument.
When Mackey returned home, she asked him where he’d been.
That’s when Mackey allegedly slapped her. McKenzie, who weighed 240 pounds at the time of the incident, said that she and the 170-pound Mackey “punched it out”.
McKenzie said she tried to end the fight. But Mackey allegedly hit her again before he grabbed her toddler by his throat.
McKenzie said she grabbed a knife from the kitchen and stabbed Mackey seven times.
