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

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

Was retired accountant Penelope Jackson driven to kill her husband? Had David Jackson abused her over years? Or was he a reserved man who spoke little - and she filled in the gaps for her defence?

Robert Murphy

May 28, 2024

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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?

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