Chorley mum Tara Fay caused knife wound to partner in their home

A dad was slashed on his arm when his partner brandished a knife during an argument - with children present in the house.
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Tara Jane Fay, 27, of Rectory Drive, Coppull, Chorley, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault by beating after the disturbance broke out in Chorley on February 24.

Fay, wearing a white shirt and glasses, spoke to confirm her name and address from the witness box at Preston Magistrates' Court.

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Alex Mann, prosecuting, said: "It's a domestic abuse related allegation .

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"It's based on a third party who rings the police giving an account of hearing a disturbance and concerns that a knife was seen to be being used.

"They were also aware children were in the property.

"Police attended. The defendant had been brandishing a knife and had caught him with it, causing a cut."

Defending, Bal Minhas, said his client had mental health issues.

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He added: " A knife has been brandished - the word 'caught' has been used - and there has been breaking of the skin."

The case was adjourned for a pre sentence report to April 3.

She was granted conditional bail in the meantime.

Lancashire Police investigated 867 offences involving a knife or a sharp weapon between April 2017 and March 2018, according to the Office for National Statistics, compared to 645 in 2013-14.

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