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A South Australian mental health nurse who is accused of killing her husband acted in self-defence after her partner had a mental breakdown, a court has heard. Caroll Hopkinson, 58, appeared in the Adelaide Magistrate Court for a bail hearing after being charged with the murder of her husband Simon Hopkinson, 60, following an incident at the couple’s home in Taperoo on July 7.
Woman accused of murder over husband’s death acted in self-defence, court hears. Defence lawyer Jeff Powell told the court on Tuesday Hopkinson woke up to a sound and found her husband in the middle of a suicide attempt with a zip tie around his neck in the bathroom. She retrieved a knife to cut the ties, but her husband reacted aggressively, Powell said. The court heard an altercation occurred between the couple, and Simon allegedly got the knife and assaulted his wife.
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