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Judge revokes death sentence of teenager charged with killing rapist husband

A teenager sentenced to death for killing her husband, who she said has tried to rape her, will instead be imprisoned for five years after a court overturned the ruling, her lawyer has said.

Noura Hussein's lawyer Al-Fateh Hussein said a Sudanese court made the decision today, also fining her 375 Sudanese pounds (roughly £15).

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