Devon woman who fatally stabbed husband of 35 years says he was violent and controlling

Court hears that Christine Rawle, who stabbed her husband, Ian, in August 2022, claimed he had made her life a misery

A woman who allegedly murdered her 72-year-old husband by stabbing him in the back during an argument told police he had been violent, sexually abusive and financially controlling, a jury has heard.

After the attack, Christine Rawle, 69, removed the knife from her husband Ian Rawle’s back, kicked it under a stable door and sat down to wait for the emergency services to arrive, the court was told.