Wife jailed for 15 years after trying to poison husband with anti-freeze

Jacqueline Patrick admitted attempted murder.
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A wife has been sentenced to 15 years in jail after admitting trying to poison her husband by putting anti-freeze in his drink of lambrini.

55 year-old Jacqueline Patrick from south London pleaded guilty in September to attempting to murder Douglas Patrick on Christmas Day in 2013. The Inner London Crown Court had heard that after he collapsed, she forged a note that said Mr Patrick did not wish to be revived which she gave to paramedics. It was the second time she had tried to poison him with anti-freeze after making a previous attempt in October 2012.

Police realised the note had been forged when they spotted the word 'dignity' on it had been misspelled as 'dignaty'. When they asked Mrs Patrick to write the word, she made the same mistake.

Katherine Patrick also pleaded guilty to encouraging her mother. Credit: Metropolitan PoliceHer daughter, 21 year-old Katherine Patrick, also pleaded guilty to inciting her mother to administer a noxious substance and was jailed for three years.Police said Mr Patrick had been lucky to survive the plot:Mr Patrick came very close to dying and while he lay in his hospital bed fighting for his life, his wife told lie after lie to cover her tracks. Perhaps most shocking of all was the note she gave to the London Ambulance Service purporting to be from her husband, stating that he did not wish to be resuscitated. This was a calculated and well-planned plot and I am pleased Patrick admitted her crimes and her daughter also pleaded guilty to her role in encouraging her mother to act in this appalling manner. Their actions will now see them spend a considerable period behind bars.