Overview
- The woman woke in bed in March to her 78-year-old partner attacking her and suffered five stab wounds.
- After the assault the attacker waited about half an hour before calling emergency services and told the operator he had "tried to kill" her.
- She was rushed to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough and underwent emergency surgery to save her life.
- Finch admitted attempted murder and was sentenced to eight years and eight months at Teesside Crown Court on June 10.
- In court the victim said the attack has left her without mobility and relying on daily help while Detective Constable Daniel Blackwood described the crime as horrific and cruel.