Judge Paul Matthews of the High Court in Bristol ruled last week that Challen could inherit the estate of her deceased husband, Richard Challen, which is valued at 1 million pounds, or $1.2 million. One day in August 2010, when Richard Challen refused to answer a question about an extramarital affair, Sally Challen beat him to death with a hammer at their home in Claygate, 14 miles southwest of London, the police said. Sally.”The next day, Sally Challen went to Beachy Head, a well-known cliff in southern England, from where she told a cousin about her husband’s death and said that she was going to jump. Sally Challen’s release last year was a landmark victory for groups defending women who are subject to abuse. Since her release, Challen has vowed to fight for abused women sentenced to life in prison.

Source: bd News24 June 01, 2020 10:07 UTC