A horse expert has been convicted of murdering her husband at their Devon home.
Christine Rawle, 69, killed Ian Rawle, 72, by stabbing him in the back with a knife at their property in Braunton on August 21, 2022.
Exeter Crown Court heard Mr Rawle then followed his wife of 29 years for a hundred yards telling her to remove the knife, before collapsing and dying from the wound.
Prosecutors claimed the case was "as clear a case of murder as you are likely to find", and said Rawle attacked her husband in a "fit of temper" during an argument about land at their £800,000 home.
Sean Brunton KC, prosecuting, described how the couple had a dysfunctional marriage and likened them to the Roald Dahl characters The Twits.
But Rawle's defence team said she was acting in self-defence, fearing Mr Rawle would kill her, following years of physical and psychological abuse.
Clare Wade KC, representing Rawle, detailed a number of occasions over the couple's marriage when her client had phoned police in an attempt to get help and said the case was "anything but simple".
Shortly before the fatal stabbing, the couple had argued about selling off a small piece of land.
Rawle did not give evidence during the trial. She was found guilty of murder by the jury on Friday.
Judge James Adkin will sentence Rawle, who remains in custody, at Exeter Crown Court at 2pm.
