Dopey bloke stabbed himself in chest in bungled attempt to frame his ex-wife

A man who stabbed himself in the chest in a bid to frame his ex-wife has been jailed for three years after making a clumsy mistake.

Wayne Slough, 33, used a kitchen knife to injure himself after provoking an argument with his former partner and hid his phone in his pocket to record the commotion.

But what he didn't realise was that his mobile would play a large part in unravelling his web of lies after he reported his ex to the police for assault.

Slough called emergency services after arranging to meet his ex in Maidstone, Kent, and could be heard in the recording saying "here she comes" while walking towards his car.

He claimed it was at this point she had launched her attack and accused her of punching him in the right shoulder before stabbing him.

After noticing the knife, he allegedly pulled it out of his chest before throwing it in the footwell of his car and driving off.

Around 50 minutes later, he called Kent Police from Darent Valley Hospital near Dartford where he was receiving treatment, and told officers he was assaulted by his former partner.

But there was no sign of a struggle or any evidence to suggest Slough had been approached by the victim on the recording.

A witness later confirmed that while there had been an argument, the woman had not assaulted slough or been anywhere near his car on the morning of June 17, 2017.

Detectives discovered the victim's DNA was not found on the kitchen knife, which also did not match the set at the property where she was living.

It did however match the set of knives at Slough's home in Rochester, Kent.

At Maidstone Crown Court last November, Slough was originally given a two-year suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of perverting the course of justice.

But the Court of Appeal squashed the decision on Wednesday, January 19, and imposed an immediate jail term of three years.

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Following the original sentencing in November, the Solicitor General referred Slough’s sentence to the Court of Appeal for being too lenient and a long one was imposed this week.

Solicitor General Alex Chalk QC MP, said after the hearing: "Slough lied to the police in a shameful and dishonest attempt to see his wife punished for a crime she did not commit.

"Perverting the course of justice is a very serious offence and I hope the court’s decision will act as a deterrent to those who might contemplate such deceitful behaviour."

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