Mum hurls knife at man after he 'pinched her and asked for sex' during night in

ANGELIKA STRUCKAJA, 29, THREW A KNIFE AT A MAN AFTER HE 'PINCHED HER AND ASKED HER FOR SEX' 14:35, 31 May 2025 A woman threw a knife at a man after he "pinched her and asked

her for sex". Angelika Struckaja threw the weapon at her drinking partner twice in the street, hitting him the leg with the knife as their night turned violent. This incident was the

second time the attacker assaulted a male victim with a knife after she previously stabbed her last victim in the back. The mum of a four-year-old son was tearful after hearing that she

would be freed from prison over her latest attack. The altercation happened while Struckaja was drinking with the victim, named on charge sheets as Erdzsan Sabulov, at her home in Birkdale

on April 29, 2025, Liverpool Crown Court heard. The 29-year-old gave an account to a probation officer during the preparation of a pre-sentencing report in which she claimed he "pinched

her and asked her for sex" then hit her, causing her to fall into a television stand, after she declined his advances. Prosecuting, Christopher Hopkins, explained how CCTV footage from

across the street of her property showed him running away from her house after she asked Mr Sabulov to leave. Wearing pink clothing, Stuckaja was then seen hurling the knife at him before

picking it up and throwing it towards him again. Article continues below The knife was said to have hit him on the leg at one stage during the altercation. _Don’t miss a court report by

signing up__ __to our crime newsletter here_ The CCTV video then showed Mr Sabulov taking hold of the weapon and throwing it back towards the defendant. Mr Hopkins detailed how Struckaja has

a previous conviction with a "similar flavour" from 2020 for unlawful wounding and possession of a bladed article in a public place. It was reported at the time that she was also

spared jail on this occasion, having stabbed a man in the back, as she was due to give birth within days of her sentencing. Frances Wilmott, appearing for the prosecution during that

hearing, explained that the complainant in this case "made a comment of a sexual nature" to the then 24-year-old outside the block of flats in Southport where she lived on August

22, 2019. Around five minutes after, witnesses saw her "come running out of her flat with a large kitchen knife in her hand" and lunging towards his stomach with the weapon.

Struckaja continued swinging the weapon towards the man and stabbed him in his side, leaving him with a "small but deep puncture wound". At the time heavily pregnant, she was

pictured on Derby Square after being handed a suspended prison sentence by a judge. Alongside a Lithuanian interpreter, Struckaja appeared without legal representation during Thursday's

hearing. She told the court she was "worried about her child" as a result of her being away when she had been remanded in custody since her appearance before magistrates on May 1.

Struckaja admitted unlawful wounding and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. Appearing via video link to HMP Styal wearing a black long sleeved top and sporting long dark

hair, she was handed a two-year community order. Sentencing, Judge Anil Murray said: "I am going to sentence you on the basis that what you say about the background is true. This was a

dangerous weapon. This was impulsive, short lived and in excessive self-defence. It is aggravated by your record. "You have a four-year-old child, and you have been separated for the

last few weeks while you have been in custody. You have accommodation. At the moment, you have not told your employer that you are in custody. You think that your employment is open to you.

"If you lost your job, you would lose your accommodation and your child would lose their accommodation. You had a difficult childhood. You father was in and out of prison. Your step

father was violent. The father of your son was violent to you. Article continues below "The pre-sentence report postulates that your reaction was an excessive trauma response. That is

why it would be unjust to pass a prison sentence. You have a good work ethic. Your mother died last year. This was a one-off in drink. You have had a difficult time in prison. "If you

breach this order, you and I will meet again and I will have to send you to prison. Make sure that you keep out of trouble." Struckaja began crying as she was told her fate, replying

"yes, I agree". She was also told to complete 100 hours of unpaid work, a rehabilitation activity requirement of up to 20 days and a programme requirement.