Woman in suicide stand-off tells police she murdered husband

A WOMAN who was talked out of throwing herself from a notorious suicide spot after allegedly murdering her estranged husband remained in custody last night.

The 56-year-old, named locally as Sally Challen, drove 112km from her Surrey home to Beachy Head, East Sussex. She was persuaded to leave the edge of the clifftop by specialist police officers after two hours.

It is understood she told officers on the 500ft cliff that she had killed her partner, named by neighbours as Richard Challen.