French woman who killed abusive husband freed by president François Hollande

French president François Hollande has waived the remaining jail time for a woman convicted of killing her abusive husband.

There had been a groundswell of support for Jacqueline Sauvage, victimised for decades along with her daughters.

The decision, days after Mr Hollande met with Ms Sauvage’s three grown daughters, was not a pardon, but it allows Sauvage to “immediately seek conditional freedom”, the president’s office said.