Alleged attempted murderer Anna Maria Di Pinto delays case for psychological report, asks to move to Adelaide’s northeastern suburbs

A woman accused of slitting her husband's throat while telling him “you'll bleed out soon” has asked a court to move home while she awaits psychological assessment.

A woman who allegedly slit her husband’s throat, telling him “you’ll bleed out soon”, must be psychologically assessed before she enters her pleas, a court has heard.

The Supreme Court has also been asked to permit Anna Maria Di Pinto to move from the Fleurieu Peninsula to Dernancourt – just 3km from the scene of her alleged crime.

Ms Di Pinto appeared in court – flanked by a large group of supporters who filled half the public gallery – on Monday for a hearing in which she was scheduled to confirm her not guilty pleas.

However Marie Shaw KC, for Ms Di Pinto, asked that not occur.

“I’m going to ask the court to not arraign my client today, and I’ve spoken to the prosecution,” she said.

“She is seeing a psychologist in about two weeks, and we want to await the result of that report before my client is arraigned.

“Three months is probably a likely time for that report to be returned.”

Anna Maria Di Pinto (left) leaves court with a supporter after an earlier hearing in her attempted murder matter in February. Picture: NewsWire/Dean Martin

Ms Di Pinto, 60, of Port Elliot, has pleaded not guilty to one count each of attempted murder and aggravated causing harm with the intent to do so.

The charges arise from an incident at Newton in October 2024, when she allegedly repeatedly tried to punch and attack her husband with a knife.

She allegedly cut his neck, saying “you will bleed out soon”, causing him to throw chairs at her while she chased him around a table and before he fled outside.

Ms Di Pinto then allegedly stood outside the house shouting “he needs to die, he needs to die, he stops me from seeing my family”.

On Monday, Ms Shaw said her client had a second request of the court.

“I’m instructed she wishes to apply for a variation of her home detention bail conditions,” she said.

“We ask the court to order a home detention bail inquiry report for an address at Dernancourt, so that we can make that application when the matter returns to court.”

Prosecutors said they did not oppose either application.

Justice Ben Doyle ordered the report, granted the adjournment and remanded Ms Di Pinto on her existing bail conditions to face court again in October.