Biloela woman jailed for stabbing sister after prison release for stabbing partner
A heated argument over a partner escalated into a woman knifing her sister. It’s not the first time she’s been jailed over a stabbing.
A woman previously jailed for stabbing her partner has been jailed again for stabbing someone else – this time, her half-sister.
Christine Fay Freeman, 56, was sentenced in Rockhampton District Court on Tuesday, September 23, after pleading guilty to one count of wounding.
Crown prosecutor Tiffany Lawrence said Freeman told her sister “I’ll kill you, you c*** after stabbing her while she was sitting on a chair at Biloela on April 11, 2024.
Defence barrister Maree Willey said the sisters live next door to each other and a day prior; Freeman’s sister had thrown a full can of Jim Beam at her head resulting in Freeman being taken to hospital.
She said the day Freeman was released from hospital she arrived home and found her sister and her cousin drinking wine outside.
Ms Willey said Freeman joined them and an argument blew up due to her sister accusing her of “having something to do with my man”.
She said Freeman told her sister to “knock it off” before retreating inside where she grabbed a knife then went back outside and stabbed her sister.
Ms Lawrence said the victim sustained a one-centimetre laceration that did not require stitches.
The court heard Freeman was previously sentenced to 18-months prison in 2020 for stabbing her partner in 2019 after allegations of infidelity.
Ms Willey said Freeman was introduced to alcohol when she was 13 and it had been an ongoing issue for her for years.
She also said her client, a mother of six, did seek assistance from Helen Yumba but the organisation ceased their services at Woorabinda during the Covid pandemic.
Judge Jeff Clarke sentenced Freeman to 2.5 years prison, declared 50 days presentence custody as time served and set parole release on January 19, 2026.
