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Sally Challen admits manslaughter over husband's death Sally Challen admits manslaughter over husband's death
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A woman accused of killing her husband in a hammer attack has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after her murder conviction was quashed. A woman whose sons campaigned for her conviction for murdering her husband to be quashed has been granted bail ahead of a fresh trial.
Sally Challen, 65, admitted killing 61-year-old Richard on 14 August 2010, she denied a charge of murder. Sally Challen, 65, was found guilty of murdering 61-year-old Richard in August 2010 and jailed for life in 2011.
She was found guilty of murder in June 2011, but the conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal in February. But the conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal in February.
Challen, of Claygate in Surrey, appeared at the Old Bailey via video-link and spoke only to enter her plea. Appearing at the Old Bailey via video-link, Challen, of Claygate in Surrey, pleaded guilty to manslaughter but denied murdering her husband.
Mr Justice Edis said Challen, who has been held at HMP Bronzefield, should be released from custody from midday on Saturday.
He set a further hearing for 7 June and a trial date for 1 July "if necessary".
The appeal followed a campaign by her sons David, 31, and James, 35.
As they left court, the men smiled and expressed relief that their mother would soon be freed.
During the two-day appeal hearing in February, the court heard evidence relating to Mrs Challen's state of mind at the time of the killing and the issue of "coercive control".
Coercive control describes a pattern of behaviour by an abuser to harm, punish or frighten their victim and became a criminal offence in England and Wales in December 2015.
The murder conviction was overturned by three judges who said the evidence of a psychiatrist, that Mrs Challen was suffering from two mental disorders at the time of the killing, was not available at the time of her trial and undermined the safety of her conviction.