{"id":7721,"date":"2026-07-03T13:52:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/killer-wife-asked-police-why-am-i-so-calm-after-claiming-husband-fell-on-a-knife\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T13:52:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:52:43","slug":"killer-wife-asked-police-why-am-i-so-calm-after-claiming-husband-fell-on-a-knife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/killer-wife-asked-police-why-am-i-so-calm-after-claiming-husband-fell-on-a-knife\/","title":{"rendered":"Killer wife asked police &#8216;why am I so calm?&#8217; after claiming husband &#8216;fell on a knife&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_3cfffa\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Daryl Berman, 72, told police husband David, 84, had stumbled while he took her lunch tray into the kitchen and had fallen on a knife at their home in Prestwich, Manchester<\/h2>\n<div data-testid=\"commercial-video-box\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"primis\" data-tmdatatrack-index=\"1\" data-tmdatatrack-id=\"primis\" class=\"sc-56effa45-0 coBNyR\">\n<div class=\"sc-cfd18f1f-0 cyxXUg\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"PrimisPlayer_primis-container-lead__uRu_T\" data-testid=\"primis-player-lead\"><span class=\"PrimisPlayer_headline__EYzoH\">Woman who murdered husband with a vegetable knife is jailed for life<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A woman who stabbed her husband of 27 years asked \u201cwhy are the police here? You don\u2019t think I murdered him do you?\u201d after claiming he <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/woman-guilty-murdering-husband-claims-37336678\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">fell on a knife.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police bodycam footage also caught<a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/wife-who-claimed-husband-84-37383495\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> Daryl Berman<\/a> saying she was covered in blood and asking cops \u201cwhy am I so calm?\u201d as they responded to her husband\u2019s death. <!-- -->Berman, 72, told police husband David, 84, had stumbled while he took her lunch tray into the kitchen of their home in Prestwich, Manchester, and had fallen on a knife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She claimed he said \u201cIt\u2019s OK, I slipped\u201d before she heard a groan and ran into the kitchen to discover him face down and covered in blood. Her account was initially accepted but her actions \u201cunravelled\u201d when suspicions were raised about the injury and a post-mortem examination later concluded it was non-accidental.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37383904\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37383904\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:2.24\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"David Berman, 84, was stabbed by his wife\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37383904.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_MEN_David-Berman.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37383904.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_MEN_David-Berman.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37383904.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_MEN_David-Berman.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37383904.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_MEN_David-Berman.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"David Berman, 84, was stabbed by his wife\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">David Berman, 84, was stabbed by his wife<cite aria-label=\"Image: Men Media\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Men Media)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Retired joiner Mr Berman also had a stab wound to his right middle finger which prosecutors said was a common self-defence injury. <!-- -->Paramedics attended the couple&#8217;s address on March 13 last year after she dialled 999 but were unable to save him. Officers spoke to the defendant on the driveway of her home and she said: \u201cYou don&#8217;t think I murdered him do you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She was said to be \u201cvery calm and matter of fact\u201d, the Crown said, and also had little blood on her despite stating she had rolled over her husband of 27 years. Last week she was convicted by a jury at <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Manchester<\/a> Minshull Street Crown Court of murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sentencing Berman to a life term, Judge Tina Landale told her: \u201cIt appears something happened between you where David went to the floor and you stabbed him in the chest with severe force. <!-- -->You have never given a truthful account of what happened.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37384111\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37384111\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.71\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Daryl Berman stood outside her Prestwich home captured on a police officer's bodyworn camera\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37384111.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Daryl-Berman-arrested.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37384111.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Daryl-Berman-arrested.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37384111.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Daryl-Berman-arrested.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37384111.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Daryl-Berman-arrested.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Daryl asked police why she felt so calm as they spoke to her at the scene\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Daryl asked police why she felt so calm as they spoke to her at the scene<cite aria-label=\"Image: GMP\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: GMP)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I am satisfied something must have happened to cause you to lose your patience or temper and begin to attack David with the knife you had earlier used to prepare your lunch. <!-- -->Whatever the trigger was is unknown. I am sure you immediately regretted what you had done and tried to help him and called for an ambulance, and followed instructions to resuscitate him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI am satisfied that you did not intend to kill David, rather your intent was that he suffer really serious bodily harm.\u201d The judge added: \u201cThis was a domestic incident against a background of a decades-long happy marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Both were said to have \u201cadored each other\u201d and there were no apparent problems between them to the outside <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">world<\/a>. The defendant was also said to be \u201ccoping\u201d with Mr Berman&#8217;s health issues, including a recent diagnosis of vascular dementia, and \u201cby all accounts was nurturing and caring towards him\u201d.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37384110\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37384110\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.44\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Daryl Berman stood outside her Prestwich home with her hand on her face captured on a police officer's bodyworn camera\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37384110.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Daryl-Berman-arrested.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37384110.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Daryl-Berman-arrested.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37384110.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Daryl-Berman-arrested.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37384110.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Daryl-Berman-arrested.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Berman asked police why they were there after David's death\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Berman asked police why they were there after David&#8217;s death<cite aria-label=\"Image: GMP\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: GMP)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">After she rang for an ambulance, the defendant also called her husband\u2019s children so they could see him as he fought for his life. <!-- -->In a victim personal statement read to the court, Mr Berman&#8217;s son, also named Daryl, said he knew his father\u2019s life was in danger by the \u201ctone of her voice\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said when he arrived it \u201cstrangely seemed like a crime scene already\u201d, adding he has found what he saw in the kitchen \u201cdifficult to shake out of my head\u201d. <!-- -->He told the court: \u201cMy sister was crying hysterically and then there was Daryl, who seemed fairly calm considering what had happened. Not being able to say goodbye properly will always be hard to swallow. I feel cheated.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37383900\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37383900\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police mugshot of Daryl Berman\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37383900.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Daryl-Berman-court-case.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37383900.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Daryl-Berman-court-case.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37383900.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Daryl-Berman-court-case.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37383900.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Daryl-Berman-court-case.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Daryl Berman has been jailed for killing her husband\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Daryl Berman has been jailed for killing her husband<cite aria-label=\"Image: Greater Manchester Police\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Greater Manchester Police\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mr Berman&#8217;s daughter Debbie Davis, said: \u201cI keep going over different scenarios in my mind. I feel like I&#8217;m living in my own nightmare TV programme because things like this are not real. It has left a massive void in my life. I know my father was 84, but he still had some good years ahead of him. I feel bereft and cheated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Berman was convicted in a retrial after a previous jury was discharged in December when they could not reach a verdict. <!-- -->She showed no reaction on Friday as she was led from the dock to begin her sentence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Det Insp Alex Wilkinson said after the sentencing: \u201cDavid Berman was an 84-year-old man who should have been able to enjoy his later years in the safety of his own home. Instead, his life was cruelly cut short by the person he trusted most.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cFrom the outset, Daryl Berman attempted to present her husband&#8217;s death as a tragic accident and maintained that account throughout the investigation. <!-- -->However, the findings of the post-mortem examination exposed the truth and ultimately led to her being found guilty of his murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Our thoughts remain with David&#8217;s family and loved ones as they continue to come to terms with his death. <!-- -->While nothing can undo the pain caused by his loss, we hope today&#8217;s sentence provides them with a measure of justice and allows them to begin moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/daryl-berman-murder-husband-prestwich-37383848\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daryl Berman, 72, told police husband David, 84, had stumbled while he took her lunch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0_Daryl-Berman-arrested.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}