Phillip Dafter, 32, is on trial accused of murdering his wife Diana Dafter, 36, in Northampton.
A man stabbed his wife at their home before travelling by train to London, where he told a conductor he was "evil and a bad man", a court heard.A jury heard Phillip Dafter, 32, had blood on his hands and abdomen and told the conductor at London Euston station "he wanted to see the police".Opening the prosecution's case, Mr Gordon Aspden KC said Ms Dafter was born and raised in Malawi before moving to the UK, where she met Mr Dafter who was from the same African country.
She had cuts on both her hands from pushing the knife away, the jury heard, and there was a deep stab wound to her heart.The court was told that after the stabbing Mr Dafter drove to a supermarket to purchase a new set of knives after breaking the weapon. After returning to the Lower Mounts flat where Ms Dafter was dead or dying, the court heard he drank whisky and stabbed himself in the abdomen.
After arriving at London Euston, Mr Dafter, who was swaying and unsteady on his feet, was said to have told a train conductor "he wanted to see the police" because he was "evil and a bad man".
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