Evidence of the deteriorating relationship between an accused and a complainant in the months leading up to an assault is admissible not merely to establish motive but as part of the factual material from which the jury may draw inferences as to the intent with which the accused acted. A sentence of 8 years' imprisonment for grievous bodily harm with intent involving a sustained stabbing attack in a domestic violence context causing a life-threatening tension pneumothorax was upheld as within the range of the sentencing discretion.
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