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Coercive control laws in England and Wales freed Sally from an 18-year murder sentence. This is what her family wants you to know – ABC News
Sally was sentenced to 18 years in prison for murdering her husband with a hammer. But when the UK changed its understanding of what constitutes domestic violence,…
The torment inflicted by Sally Challen’s husband, Richard, over four decades was never physical. But so overpowering was his controlling treatment that in 2010, Ms Challen killed him with 20 or more blows with a hammer.
During her murder trial in the UK, she issued a plea of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, but that was dismissed and she was jailed for 18 years.
While in prison, the true extent of what she endured and her distorted views of normality became apparent when…
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