On 29th February 2000, Katherine Knight committed a horrific act. A mother of four and a grandmother, she seduced and then stabbed John Price 37 times. A former abattoir worker, she skinned him. A loving partner, she cooked him with vegetables, making a soup with his head. Made gravy. Left him on plates for his family.

From all accounts John Price was a terrific bloke and was liked by everyone who knew him. Price met Katherine Knight at a local hotel in 1993. He went into the relationship with his eyes wide open. He had heard all of the rumours about the way she treated her men but chose to ignore them.

It was just a matter of time until the arguments escalated in violence and after a series of assaults, which included Katherine stabbing him in the chest with a knife during an argument in the kitchen, on Tuesday, February...