Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006. The following year, they moved in together. But Ioan didn’t like to work, and Marina paid for everything. Years passed and he was no different. Ioan started to drink heavily, and the pair constantly argued. In July 2022, Marina ended things. But the following month, Ioan turned up at the hospital where she worked, drunk. He followed Marina as she walked home. He stabbed her eight times in her left side, shoulder, arm and breast. Thankfully, a stranger intervened and saved Marina’s life. In July 2023, Ioan was found guilty of assault by beating and attempted murder. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison with a further three years on license at Northampton Crown Court.
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .