Archive · 18 Dec 2025
UK Nurse Denies Murder in Husband's Stabbing Death
A woman named Daryl Berman is on trial for allegedly murdering her husband, David.
She is a former nurse and says she found her husband lying on the kitchen floor with a stab wound.
She told the court that she thinks he accidentally fell on a knife.
She wrote 'bye bye' with kisses and a heart on her calendar the day he died, which she says she does for her late parents' anniversaries too.
The prosecution says she stabbed him on purpose, but she says she didn't.
They had a good marriage, and there was no history of violence.
The trial is still going on.
Daryl Berman, a 71-year-old former nurse, is on trial for the alleged murder of her 84-year-old husband, David Berman.
David Berman was found dead with a stab wound in their home in Prestwich, Manchester, in March 2024.
Daryl Berman claims her husband accidentally fell on a knife, while prosecutors allege she deliberately stabbed him.
She wrote 'bye bye' with two kisses and a heart on her calendar the day her husband died, a practice she also uses for her late parents' anniversaries.
The couple's marriage was described as loving and supportive with no history of domestic violence or police involvement.
- Who
- Daryl Berman, a 71-year-old former nurse, is accused of murdering her 84-year-old husband, David Berman.
- What
- David Berman was found dead with a stab wound in their home. Daryl Berman denies murder, claiming it was an accident.
- When
- The incident occurred in March 2024. The trial is ongoing.
- Where
- The incident took place in their home in Prestwich, Manchester.
- Why
- Prosecutors allege Daryl Berman deliberately stabbed her husband, while she claims he accidentally fell on a knife.
- Defendant
- Daryl Berman, 71
- Victim
- David Berman, 84
- Location
- Prestwich, Manchester
- Date of Incident
- March 2024
- Calendar Entry
- Bye bye with two kisses and a heart
- Defendant's Profession
- Former nurse
- Marriage Description
- Loving and mutually supportive