Woman stabbed boyfriend to death after he called her a whore

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February 15, 2016 1:40 PM

A woman who suffered domestic abuse at the hands of her boyfriend has admitted stabbing him to death.

Sophie Butler

A woman who suffered domestic abuse at the hands of her boyfriend has admitted stabbing him to death. Metro UK reported.

A court heard that Sophie Butler, 20, was suffering ‘battered women’s syndrome’ when she plunged a knife into Norasab Hussain, 33.

Minutes earlier he had called her a whore and left a message on her mother’s phone saying that Butler should open a brothel.

The trial heard that Butler and Mr Hussain had argued after returning home to his flat in Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent, after a night out.

After the terrible argument, she reacted and stabbed him.

Two psychiatrists have ruled Butler was suffering from ‘battered women’s syndrome’ after enduring repeated domestic abuse from her boyfriend.

The court heard she had told friends, family, her employer and medical staff that she was ‘subject to ongoing domestic violence at the hands of Mr Hussain’.

Prosecutor John Lloyd-Jones QC said: ‘She admits unlawfully killing Mr Hussain. She acquired a knife and delivered a blow into his chest with some force.

‘She admits she is guilty of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility, which is a partial defence to murder.

Prosecutors accepted the plea after the court heard Mr Hussain had a ‘propensity to be violent towards women’.

Speaking after the hearing, Mr Hussain’s loved-ones said they are demanding answers about what happened in his flat that night.

The grieving family added: ‘Sophie Butler hasn’t given us the details of what happened that night and we want to know what happened to him.

‘Everyone has problems in relationships but no-one deserves to be killed.’

The Independent Police Complaints Commission is still carrying out its investigation into why Mr Hussain’s body was not found until after 10 hours.