Emily Shears killed her violent, abusive husband in Bournemouth in November 1934. She pleaded self-defence, he was chasing her, threatening to kill her and she threw a brick at him. Manslaughter verdict with a 12 month sentence.
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- Dates of CreationJul 1992
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