A WOMAN who jumped from a bridge over the A50 after she allegedly stabbed a man to death has appeared in court in a wheelchair.

Sabina Ericksson, aged 40, of College Wood, Mallow, County Cork, is accused of the murder of 54-year-old Glen Hollinshead.

Mr Hollinshead was found dead at the rear of his home in Duke Street, Fenton, on May 20 this year. Ericksson, who fractured her skull and both ankles, was brought into Stafford Crown Court in a wheelchair yesterday.

Stuart Muldoon, defending, said a psychiatric assessment of Ericksson would have to be made before any plea. Judge Mark Eades adjourned the case until November 21. Ericksson was remanded in custody.