Justice ministers have announced a new "Sally's law" that will result in lighter sentences for individuals who Kill their partners after years of domestic Abuse. Judges will be required to consider physical abuse or coercive control as a mitigating factor, allowing for reduced jail sentences. The changes to the law follow the case of Sally Challen, whose conviction for murdering her husband was quashed after evidence of her fragile mental health and history of coercive control emerged. The reforms are part of a broader overhaul of laws on domestic homicide and aim to protect vulnerable victims and increase sentences for perpetrators.

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