A horse whisperer wept and called her husband a ‘cruel b******’ as she was arrested for stabbing him in the back and killing him.
Christine Rawle, 69, was today convicted of the murder of 72-year-old Ian after attacking him with a knife at their home in Braunton in Devon in August 2022.
The equine expert told police who arrested her she had acted after years of abuse, telling officers: “He just pushed me and pushed me and pushed me. He tortures me. I tried to get away many times. I wanted a divorce."
Rawle did not give evidence during the trial but her legal team insisted she was acting in self-defence following years of physical and psychological abuse from her husband.
But on Friday a jury at Exeter Crown Court found her guilty of his murder after hearing how she had acted in a “fit of temper” at their £800,000 home.
The court heard the couple had a dysfunctional marriage and likened them to the Roald Dahl characters The Twits.
In police bodyworn footage shown to the jury Rawle was shown reacting to her arrest.
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