Wife, 65, jailed for life for bludgeoning husband to death pleads guilty to manslaughter but denies murder after conviction was quashed on appeal following eight years in prison By Richard Spillett, Crime Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 09:54 BST, 5 April 2019 | Updated: 09:55 BST, 5 April 2019 Sally Challen saw her previous conviction quashed A woman who killed her husband in a hammer attack has admitted manslaughter but denies murder after her previous conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal. Georgina Challen, known as Sally, says she killed 61-year-old Richard Challen in August 2010 after 40 years of being controlled and humiliated by him. She was jailed for life for the murder of the former car dealer following a trial at Guildford Crown Court in 2011. But her conviction was quashed and a retrial ordered at the Court of Appeal in London in February, in light of new evidence which was not available at the time of her first trial. The appeal court heard evidence relating to Challen's state of mind at the time of the killing and the issue of 'coercive control'. Challen, 65, of Claygate, Surrey, who has been held at HMP Bronzefield, appeared at the Old Bailey by video link today. The Guildford Crown Court case could be transferred to the Old Bailey to be heard by a High Court judge. Challen, a former Police Federation worker, has been supported by her sons David and James Challen. Share or comment on this article: Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility