A GOSPORT man who stabbed his wife in the arm and chest on Boxing Day has been jailed. 

The woman turned up at her neighbour's in a frantic state after the attack on the evening of December 26 last year, a court heard.

When police were called, the victim was given emergency first aid and her husband, 63-year-old Raymond Mclaren was arrested at his home in Little Green.

Mclaren provided a statement to the police, initially claiming that the injuries were caused accidentally but later admitting to causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

He was jailed for seven years at Portsmouth Crown Court on Friday.

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DC Katie Reynolds said: "Domestic abuse is one of the worst types of offences we encounter as police officers, and the level of violence inflicted by Mclaren on his own wife was truly shocking.

"No one should ever be made to suffer in this way, not least in their own home.

"The victim in this case has shown incredible strength in supporting the police investigation. We know that domestic violence can be incredibly difficult for people to report or come to terms with.

"I hope that the outcome of this case encourages other people out there who are suffering domestic violence to make that brave step to report this to someone.

"Tackling perpetrators of domestic abuse is an absolute priority for us, and we will do everything in our power to bring abusers to justice and protect vulnerable people."