By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline
Published: 22:40 BST, 13 April 2019 | Updated: 22:40 BST, 13 April 2019
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A mother-of-two who was acquitted of murdering her abusive boyfriend following years of beatings has revealed how she is still waiting to get her children back - two years after she was cleared.
Elizabeth Hart Browne, 29, who stabbed Stephen Rayner in the neck and accidentally killed him at their home in Acton, west London, has slammed the justice system and says that the courts need to do more to support women trapped in abusive relationships.
The former jeweller says she feels like she is being punished twice as she is only allowed six hours of supervised contact with her children, aged five and nine, every month.
Elizabeth Hart Browne, 29, stabbed abusive boyfriend Stephen Rayner in the neck and accidentally killed him at their home in Acton, west London
She stabbed Rayner, 25, three times with a kitchen knife after drinking at a party on the night of September 17, 2016.
Elizabeth has had 18 weeks of intensive counselling, attended several parenting classes, had psychotherapy and even joined a domestic violence group.
She is also studying for a degree in psychology and criminology.
Elizabeth told the Mirror: 'No one comes from a