A DERRY woman has been handed a five-year prison sentence for the manslaughter of her partner.
Shauna Pyper (43) stabbed 46-year-old Darren McNally at her home in Newbuildings in June 2020.
A previous court hearing was told the couple had been in a relationship for four years and both had been drinking heavily on the day of the killing.
Half of Pyper's sentence is to be served on licence.
Judge Philip Babington said the jury had decided that while Pyper had caused the knife wound that led to Mr McNally's death "her intention had not been to kill him".
Detective Inspector Claire McGarvey said throughout the two-week trial, the court heard how the couple's relationship was marked by prolonged domestic abuse and violence, along with alcohol abuse.
"Domestic abuse is not just physical. It can take many forms, including controlling behaviours and emotional abuse," she said.
