‘Archers’ wife wins murder retrial

A wife who bludgeoned her husband to death with a hammer won her appeal against her murder conviction after a court ruled she was dominated by her victim like an abused wife in ‘The Archers.’ Georgia ‘Sally’ Challen, 65, struck Richard Challen over 20 times on the head as he ate breakfast in their £1m house in Surrey in August 2010. Mr Challen, 61, had controlled his wife throughout their 31 year marriage and had ordered her not interrupt him…

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