Ex-girlfriend killed marine in name row

By Nicole Martin

A woman stabbed her former boyfriend, a Royal Marine, to death after he accidentally called her by the name of his new girlfriend, a court has heard.

Danielle Bradley, 26, plunged a knife into the heart of James Swallow, 23, during a row at her home in Plymouth, Exeter Crown Court was told yesterday.

The couple had been reminiscing about their one-year relationship when Mr Swallow made the mistake of calling his former lover Vicky, the name of his new girlfriend.

"She stabbed him clean through the heart and killed him in a moment of the most extreme spite, bitterness and jealous rage. She did it quite deliberately," said Sarah Munro, QC, prosecuting.

Bradley, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, was found sobbing next to Mr Swallow's body, saying "I did not mean it. What have I done? "

The case continues.

What has she done? It would seem she has murdered....whoops, my bad - she is guilty of manslaughter not murder... her ex boyfriend for a henious crime...a crime so unimaginable, murder - uh - manslaughter is the only punishment...he made a slip of the tongue. Shame on him!