A KILLER who stabbed her former lover 17 times in a frenzied double-knife attack has today had a murder charge against her dropped.

A KILLER who stabbed her former lover 17 times in a frenzied double-knife attack has today had a murder charge against her dropped.

Rachel Allard, 27, who had previously pleaded guilty to the manslaughter Derek Henderson-Chittock appeared at Norwich Crown Court today where a charge of murder was formally dropped.

She will now be sentenced at a later date along with her partner at the time John McCullum, 25, who previously admitted cleaning up the blood-soaked scene.

See tonight's Evening Star for the full story.