PCS: Janice Godrich arrested for stabbing

The mystery of former PCS union President Janice Godrich's withdrawal from the hotly contested Assistant General Secretary election in the union surface in a report published in the Daily Record on Friday:

A wife knifed her partner of almost 30 years after a row about her drinking.

Union activist Janice Godrich, 56, picked up a six-inch kitchen knife before stabbing Daniel Williamson through his forearm following an argument over booze.

Paisley Sheriff Court heard Godrich, who struggles with her mental health, then nipped outside their home for a cigarette as cops raced to the scene in the town’s Corsebar Road....

An argument ensued between the parties about the level of the accused’s drinking.

“This resulted in both parties becoming extremely angry and they began shouting at each other.

“The complainer said he wanted to end their relationship.

“At which point the accused left the living room and went into the kitchen where she picked up a six-inch black-handled kitchen knife from the worktop.

“She returned to the living room, approached the complainer, stood at the settee with the knife in her hand and struck the accused on his body.

“As he raised his arm to protect himself, the knife struck the complainer on his forearm.”

Godrich has been referred at her pre-trial for reports. Her fate will be decided at her full trial on August 8th.