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Sharon Edwards: Violent wife murdered lawyer husband Sharon Edwards: Violent wife murdered lawyer husband
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A woman who regularly beat her newly-wed husband has been convicted of his murder by stabbing him through the heart.A woman who regularly beat her newly-wed husband has been convicted of his murder by stabbing him through the heart.
Sharon Edwards, 42, denied killing solicitor David Edwards at their home in Chorley, Lancashire, in August 2015.Sharon Edwards, 42, denied killing solicitor David Edwards at their home in Chorley, Lancashire, in August 2015.
The 51-year-old was found dead in bed with a chest wound, two months after the pair married in Las Vegas.The 51-year-old was found dead in bed with a chest wound, two months after the pair married in Las Vegas.
At Manchester Crown Court she was jailed for life and will serve at least 20 years.At Manchester Crown Court she was jailed for life and will serve at least 20 years.
The court was told she was "domineering" and had given her husband a black eye before their wedding day. Mrs Edwards claimed he had hit himself in the face with a bedside phone in their Vegas hotel. Mr Justice William Davis told the Mrs Edwards she had a "bullying and violent nature" which had "robbed people of a decent man".
Jurors heard she "quite liked the idea of being a solicitor's wife" and was furious when Mr Edwards was told he was losing his job, the jury was told. He added:"This deadly attack was the culmination of long-term bullying by you on this respected member of the community."
The court heard she was "domineering" and had given her husband a black eye before their wedding day. Mrs Edwards claimed he had hit himself in the face with a bedside phone in their Vegas hotel.
Jurors heard she "quite liked the idea of being a solicitor's wife" and was furious when Mr Edwards was told he was losing his job.
In a recording Mr Edwards had said: "Honey, you said to me I'd like to think that I could punch you and knock you out with a single punch, yeah?In a recording Mr Edwards had said: "Honey, you said to me I'd like to think that I could punch you and knock you out with a single punch, yeah?
"I've told you, you do punch rather hard don't you?""I've told you, you do punch rather hard don't you?"
He was also heard to say: "We are going to have to refine the excuse for my eye, you know the garage door that we made up, that doesn't wash."He was also heard to say: "We are going to have to refine the excuse for my eye, you know the garage door that we made up, that doesn't wash."
During the trial, Anne Whyte QC, for the prosecution, described how Mr Edwards had been "under the thumb" and was "plainly besotted" after meeting his wife-to-be in June 2014.During the trial, Anne Whyte QC, for the prosecution, described how Mr Edwards had been "under the thumb" and was "plainly besotted" after meeting his wife-to-be in June 2014.
Mrs Edwards told the court she held the knife that killed her husband but denied deliberately pushing it into him. 'Ex-partner's warning'
She claimed she had only ever slapped her husband and said he had not been frightened of her. Debra Livesley, a former long-term partner of Mr Edwards told the court: "He said 'My life is hell down there, I'm living in hell'. I said 'You need to get out of the relationship, kick her out or leave her'.
"He said 'Trust me, I can't'. I said 'If you don't she is going to end up killing you'."
Her barrister, David Fish QC, said the mother-of-four was "at a very low ebb" and had "lost everything".
Rob Jansen, Senior Crown Prosecutor with Mersey-Cheshire Crown Prosecution Service, said the case had all the "dreadful hallmarks" of domestic abuse.
He added: "This case is another in the sad catalogue of violent repressive relationships that seem to rob the victim of their power or ability to stop the violence."
Mark Brooks, chairman of Mankind, a charity for male victims of domestic abuse, said: "Because Mr Edwards was a solicitor it does show that it can happen to all men of all backgrounds from all professions."