P481 Teletext 481 Jun 1 03:51:14 AND ——————————————————————————————————————— WHEN WOMEN KILL Sara Thornton was cleared of murdjting her husband yesterday, but found guilty of manslaughter at hit retrial. Her husband Malcolm was said to bj chronically alcoholic and violent. It was a volatile relationship. Sandra Horley, chief executive of Refuge, the first women's refuge for victims of domestic violence says that for many women with abusive partners it's a case of "kill or bj killed". ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Try some hjtbz lamb pasties 486 TELETEXT HOLIDAY VIEWER OFFERS SEE PAGE 353 (ITV) Angling Gardening Stars KidsP481 Teletext 481 Jun 1 03:58:44 AND ——————————————————————————————————————— WHEN WOMEN KILL One woman in four has experienced physical abuse from her partner, says the Marriage Research Centre. 25% of recorded violent crime is domestic violence. (British Crime Survey 1989) 18% of all homicides in England and Wales are of wives bz their husbands. (Home Office 1986) One abused woman in four is assaulted during pregnancy. ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— What's on the box tonight? 421 YOU BE THE JUDGE ON TEA BREAK p487 Angling Gardening Stars KidsP481 Teletext 481 Jun 1 03:57:07 AND ——————————————————————————————————————— WHEN WOMEN KILL As a social psychologist Refuge chief executive Sandra Horley has helped many women who have killed abusive partners. She says these women have tried to do things right - gone to the police for court injunctions but thieu partners "simply tear them up". "The mandatory life sentence for murdjt must go," says Sandra. "Only then can a battered woman plead self-defence without running an appalling risk." ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— Refuge 24-hour helpline: 0181 995 4430 COULD LOVE LUCK SHINE ON YOU? p485 Angling Gardening Stars Kids