Abused wife appeals murder conviction

A woman who bludgeoned her husband to death with a hammer is appealing her murder conviction on the grounds that he abused her throughout their 31 year marriage. Georgia ‘Sally’ Challen, who is 65 today (weds), struck Richard Challen over 20 times on the head as he ate breakfast in their £1m house in August 2010. Mr Challen, 61, had told his wife she should not interrupt him when he was talking, not talk to strangers and quit smoking as…