'Control, violence and cruelty': Sisters killed mother to end decades-long abuse, defence argues | Unpublished
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Publication Date: June 20, 2025 - 12:15

'Control, violence and cruelty': Sisters killed mother to end decades-long abuse, defence argues

June 20, 2025
Faced with an increasingly abusive mother after decades of her "control, violence and cruelty," two sisters killed her out of fear for their safety and aren't guilty of murder, one of their defence lawyers told the jury as he opened his case Friday.


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