A WOMAN who lunged at her ex-partner with a knife in a midnight confrontation could end up behind bars.
Donna Sherwin, 35, was said to have pulled the knife on David Rushton as he walked his dog in Nelson, last September 27.
Mr Rushton told Burnley Crown Court he knocked the weapon out of her hand and picked it up with his sleeve.
The defendant, of Chapelhouse Road, Nelson, had earlier admitted possessing an offensive weapon, but a trial over the facts had been held.
She had no previous convictions.
Judge Beverley Lunt said: “I am quite satisfied that this defendant did come out into the street in possession of a knife, produced it and lunged towards Mr Rushton.
“You should be prepared for a custodial sentence.
“This is a very serious matter indeed."
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