A JILTED woman repeatedly stabbed her elderly lover at their luxury home after he told her their relationship was over.

Anna Glowiak followed businessman Philip Pendlebury out of the Chorley New Road property and plunged a kitchen knife into him seven times.

As 74-year-old Mr Pendlebury begged her to stop Glowiak refused and continued the attack, telling him, "it's too late, I'm going to jail".

Glowiak, aged 60, was due to stand trial yesterday after denying attempted murder, but before a jury could be sworn in she changed her plea to guilty and she expressed no emotion as the Honorary Recorder of Bolton, Judge Timothy Clayson, sentenced her to 10 years in jail.

The court heard how Glowiak and Mr Pendlebury met five years ago. She was living in Huddersfield at the time but, in May, 2015 she moved to live with him in his five-bedroom executive home in Heaton, Bolton.

David Toal, prosecuting, told the court: "On the whole, the relationship appeared to be mutually beneficial. Mr Pendlebury looked after the defendant financially and, in turn, she would effectively play the role of housekeeper as the property was a large one which also had lodgers living there."

But, as time went on, Glowiak began to try and control her partner's life, particularly his health and what he could eat.

Mr Toal said that, on September 28 last year Glowiak discovered that Mr Pendlebury had eaten a large bowl of ice-cream, which had made him unwell.

"She made it clear to him that she was not happy with him and stormed off to the bedroom in a temper," he said.

"She remained in that bedroom for the whole of the weekend and, even though they shared the same bed, she still refused to communicate with Mr Pendlebury."

The court heard that Glowiak also suffered from bouts of depression during which she would become cold and unfriendly towards her partner.

Four days after the ice-cream incident, at around 8pm, Mr Pendlebury was sitting on a leather couch in his dining room when Glowiak walked in holding a pair of scissors.

"She then stuck them into the couch right next to where Mr Pendlebury was sitting," said Mr Toal.

"He was understandably shocked. Mr Pendlebury admits he began to have serious thoughts about their relationship."

Later that evening he told Glowiak that their relationship was at an end and she should leave, after which he went to the spare bedroom and locked himself inside.

Glowiak hammered on the door, declaring she loved him and asking him to reconsider.

"But he made it clear that, as far as he was concerned, the relationship was over," said Mr Toal.

As she continued knocking on the door Mr Pendlebury decided to leave the house.

"His intention, in essence, was to sit in one of his vehicles to have some peace and get away from her," said Mr Toal.

But as he opened the remote control garage door and walked into the driveway Glowiak followed him, ripped the shirt from his back and lunged at him with a six-inch knife she had taken from a kitchen drawer.

Noticing blood on his arms, Mr Pendlebury asked, "Please don't kill me" but Glowiak replied, "It's too late" and began stabbing him repeatedly in, what Mr Toal described as, "a violent and sustained attack".

The terrified businessman tried to stop her by grabbing her hand but Glowiak continued the stabbing.

"He remembers thinking that he had to make sure he did not pass out otherwise he would be dead," said Mr Toal.

During the struggle Mr Pendlebury tripped and fell over, with Glowiak landing on top of him and continued to try and stab him in the chest and only him holding onto her hand preventing further injury.

"He actually asked her to stop and suggested that they could sort it out, but she simply replied, 'it's too late, I'm going to jail'," said Mr Toal.

The victim's shouts for help alerted Mr Pendlebury's lodgers, Austin Tempany and Paul West, who, used the light on a mobile phone to find their landlord on the ground near some bushes.

Mr Tempany described Mr Pendlebury as looking "petrified" with Glowiak on top of him. The lodgers pulled her off the pensioner.

"She was muttering "he doesn't want me" and was described as having a wild look on her face," said Mr Toal.

Mr West restrained her and took her into the house whilst Mr Tempany wrapped the knife in a tea towel and put it in a wheelie bin out of her reach, before helping Mr Pendlebury into the garage and locking him inside for his own safety until police and the ambulance service arrived.

The pensioner was rushed to Manchester Royal Infirmary where wounds included a deep 8cm cut to the back of his head , wounds to his back, neck, left arm and left shoulder as well as a partially collapsed left lung which needed a chest drain.

He later developed a chest infection and septic shock, resulting in him being admitted to intensive care. After two weeks he was discharged, but, due to complications, had to be readmitted to hospital where he spent a further three weeks.

He has since made a full recovery and in a statement said: "I've simply put it behind me."

Alex Leach, defending, said Glowiak, who had suffered domestic violence as a child, suffered the death of a son and had regular bouts of depression.

"Her relationship with Mr Pendlebury marked a cause for optimism," he said.

"It gave her hope for a life, in retirement, of stability in a loving relationship."

But he added that Glowiak, who was of previous good character, she had thrown that away and is remorseful.

Mr Pendlebury was not in court to see sentence passed but Judge Clayson told Glowiak that his recovery from his injuries is "remarkable" and, even more so, is the forgiveness and understanding he has shown towards her.