Doped with doctored meatballs, man woke as wife tried weedkiller injection, court told

By Liam Mannix
Updated April 18 2016 - 5:14pm, first published 4:32pm
Meatballs mixed with sleeping tablets failed to keep Joanne De Bono's husband from waking as she tried to inject him with a poisoned cocktail.   Photo: Marina Oliphant
Meatballs mixed with sleeping tablets failed to keep Joanne De Bono's husband from waking as she tried to inject him with a poisoned cocktail. Photo: Marina Oliphant

In a bid to bring an end to years of alleged family violence from her husband, Joanne De Bono crushed up 75 temazepam tablets and, a court has heard, mixed them with his dinner - a plate of meatballs.

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