#Subscribe for free: robertmurphy.substack.com# To friends, David and Penelope Jackson were like most other retired couples living in the West Country. They had a good life: a nice home, an active social life and a penchant for foreign cruises. But in February 2021, Penelope killed her husband after a birthday celebration. She then called 999 saying ‘I stabbed him once, then he said I wouldn’t do it again so I did it twice more.’ Had she been suffering in silence for years at the hands of a silent abuser? Or was she fabricating a life of coercive control to wriggle away from a murder charge? If you’ve been affected by issues in this episode, please look at these links: https://www.nelsontrust.com/ https://refuge.org.uk/ This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe