Cheyenne Woman Gets 7-10 For Stabbing Husband Who Died After Refusing Treatment

A Cheyenne woman has been sentenced to between seven and 10 years in prison, for giving her husband a stab wound in January that would kill him four days later after he initially refused medical care.

Chantavia Renee Blanche in that dispute stabbed Brian Blanche in the abdomen with a knife. Chantavia claimed to police that Brian had smothered her nose and mouth for 30-40 seconds and pinned her to the kitchen counter before the stabbing, though officers found no evidence to corroborate this claim.

“Officer Inman was not able to find any physical marks of harm nor evidence on Chantavia to indicate a self-defense claim, nor to indicate she was assaulted or not able to breathe,” the case affidavit says.

The case is considered unusual in that investigators were able to interview Brian afte