To Kill a Husband: Abuse or Excuse. Ep 2: Defence

#Subscribe for free at robertmurphy.substack.com #This was Penelope Jackson’s final chance. The evidence against her seemed overwhelming: the glib 999 call admitting the killing of her husband, her further confessions on police body worn footage.In court, even her friends had described her as overbearing and domineering.Now it was her turn to take to the witness stand to give her version of events.In the words of her lawyer: ‘She could see no way out, She replaced invisible handcuffs for real ones but at least then she knew where she would be.’But would the jury believe Penelope?If you’ve been affected by issues in this episode, please follow these links:https://www.nelsontrust.com/https://refuge.org.uk/ This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe