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My mother killed my abusive father – I am relieved he’s dead

My mother killed my abusive father – I am relieved he’s dead

In August 2010, Sally Challen bludgeoned her husband to death after decades of sexual violence and coercive control. Their son David was 23 at the time - he tells his story, and why he fought for his mother to be freed from jail

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