Man denies attempted murder after Shoreham woman stabbed in 'frenzied' bath attack

A Shoreham woman was stabbed and her throat was slit in a 'frenzied attack' while she was in the bath, a court has heard.

Liam Hanley, 32, unemployed and of no fixed address, denies a charge of attempted murder following the incident in Sussex Wharf, Shoreham, on Tuesday, September 4, 2018.

His trial was opened at Lewes Crown Court today (Monday, February 25).

Rachel Beckett, prosecuting, said the victim suffered 'up to 39 wounds' in the attack to her face, neck, chest, abdomen and arms - which included defensive wounds as she tried to protect herself.

She said during the assault, the woman managed to get out of the bath and tried to get away, but was stabbed in the bathroom, living room, kitchen and hallway.

Ms Beckett accuses Hanley of intending to kill the woman in a 'ferocious attack'.

She said: "It is the Crown's case that the defendant took the knife into the bathroom...he pulled her head back and slit her throat.