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| Assaulted wife Sally Stickland ran over husband with car | Assaulted wife Sally Stickland ran over husband with car |
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| A woman who ran over her husband after suffering years of domestic violence has been given a suspended prison term. | |
| Sally Stickland, 72, used her car "as a weapon" when she drove into her husband of 50 years on 18 May, a court heard. | |
| John Stickland, 73, was found on a verge in Langley, near Southampton, with serious head injuries. | John Stickland, 73, was found on a verge in Langley, near Southampton, with serious head injuries. |
| Sally Stickland admitted causing grievous bodily harm and was given an 18-month sentence, suspended for two years. The couple are still together. | |
| Battered wife syndrome | Battered wife syndrome |
| Southampton Crown Court heard there was a history of domestic violence and she occasionally retaliated against her husband. | Southampton Crown Court heard there was a history of domestic violence and she occasionally retaliated against her husband. |
| Stickland, of West Common, Langley, was suffering from a type of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sometimes called battered wife syndrome, at the time of the incident. | Stickland, of West Common, Langley, was suffering from a type of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sometimes called battered wife syndrome, at the time of the incident. |
| Judge Gary Burrell said Stickland had used her car "as a weapon", hitting her husband from behind as he walked along the road. | Judge Gary Burrell said Stickland had used her car "as a weapon", hitting her husband from behind as he walked along the road. |
| The judge said that she "so easily [could] have killed him". | The judge said that she "so easily [could] have killed him". |
| Family 'united' | Family 'united' |
| At a previous hearing, the prosecution accepted her plea of not guilty to attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm with intent, but guilty to causing grievous bodily harm. | At a previous hearing, the prosecution accepted her plea of not guilty to attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm with intent, but guilty to causing grievous bodily harm. |
| Solicitor Janet Brownlow said the Stickland family wanted to put the incident behind them and "look to the future". | Solicitor Janet Brownlow said the Stickland family wanted to put the incident behind them and "look to the future". |
| "The entire family has found the last few months incredibly difficult," she added outside the court after the hearing. | "The entire family has found the last few months incredibly difficult," she added outside the court after the hearing. |
| "[They are] still coming to terms with the traumatic circumstances surrounding the incident and everything that has followed. | "[They are] still coming to terms with the traumatic circumstances surrounding the incident and everything that has followed. |
| "The family remain united. | "The family remain united. |
| "Mr and Mrs Stickland still love each other deeply and they understand the reasoning behind the judge's sentencing." | "Mr and Mrs Stickland still love each other deeply and they understand the reasoning behind the judge's sentencing." |