Violence never far away in Christine and Ian Rawle’s relationship

Devon couple made five reports about each other to police before they had even begun the marriage that ended in his stabbing

• Christine Rawle found guilty of murdering ‘abusive’ husband in Devon

During the prosecution opening, the relationship between Christine and Ian Rawle was compared to The Twits – a spiteful couple from a Roald Dahl children’s book who play nasty practical jokes on each other.

But over a month-long trial at Exeter crown court, the 27-year marriage between the Rawles has felt anything but amusing or entertaining and the headline-grabbing Dahl comparison has, perhaps, ended up feeling a little tasteless.