A UK mum murdered her husband in gruesome circumstances after learning that her son had accused him of sexual abuse, a court has heard. After attacking her husband, Smith ran to a neighbours's house. "Mum, he's a paedophile"On July 13 last year, Smith's daughter told her of "devastating" allegations that her husband had committed sexual abuse against children for "many years". Among Baines' alleged victims was his own son, Craig Baines, who took his own life in 2007, aged 25. "Your trial could not and did not explore the truth of the allegations made against your husband.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 13, 2021 01:30 UTC