Woman attacked her husband with broken glass during violent incident at their Lanarkshire home

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A woman attacked her husband with a broken glass at their Lanarkshire home.Christina Cairnduff told police she had drunk a bottle of vodka in the hours before the incident.Cairnduff, 57, appeared at Airdrie Sheriff Court this week.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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