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Battered 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. | 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. | 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. | Sally Stickland admitted causing grievous bodily harm and was given an 18-month sentence, suspended for two years. The couple are still together. |
Kicked in head | |
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. |
Judge Gary Burrell made reference to an assault in 2004, when Mrs Stickland was kicked in the head by her husband. | |
He also mentioned a 2011 attack, when she was held by the throat by Mr Stickland until she began to lose consciousness. | |
Sally Stickland, of West Common, Langley, was suffering from a type of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sometimes called battered wife syndrome, when she ran over her husband, the court heard. | |
The judge said Stickland had used her car "as a weapon", hitting her husband from behind as he walked along the road. | |
He added that she "so easily [could] have killed him". | |
At a previous hearing, the prosecution accepted her plea of not guilty to attempted murder and to causing grievous bodily harm with intent, but guilty to causing grievous bodily harm. | |
'Still love each other' | |
Solicitor Janet Brownlow said the Stickland family wanted to put the matter behind them and "look to the future". | |
"The entire family has found the last few months incredibly difficult," she said 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." |