Coercive control laws freed Sally from an 18-year murder sentence. This is what her family wants you to know
1 / of 2 Coercive control laws in England and Wales freed Sally from an 18-year murder sentence. This is what her family wants you to know Posted SunSunday 20 updated SunSunday 20 DecDecember 2020 at 10:39pm Sally and her family say her husband Richard subjected her to decades of abuse through coercive and controlling behaviours. ( Print text only Cancel The torment inflicted by Sally Challen's husband, Richard, over four decades was never physical. But so overpowering was his controlling treatment that in 2010, Ms Challen killed him with 20 or more blows with a hammer. During her murder tri...