Mum-of-two Charged for Allegedly Beating Father-in-law Hangs Herself 3 Days Before Trial

Sarah Jane Hankins, 47, a mother-of-two hanged herself three days before she was due to appear in court for allegedly assaulting her 81-year-old father-in-law, Geoffrey Hankins.

Sarah, who was reportedly haunted by ‘what people would think of her’ if she was found guilty, was found hanged last week Monday, three days before the hearing at Salisbury Magistrates’ Court slated for November 19.

Her husband, Gary, 54, has slammed the Crown Prosecution Service, describing it as ‘a shambles’, while her legal team has also criticised the decision to drag her into court and claimed evidence submitted in her defence was ignored.

He said: ‘I found notes from her in her diary that said if she was found guilty what would people think of her. It should never have gone to court, she should never have been prosecuted. She had seen lots of things at work but she was just a beautiful person. I think the CPS are a shambles, they did not do their job properly. When she was charged it was like they didn’t even know what they were talking about.’

He described Mrs Hankins, who worked at Grateley House School near Andover, which helps children with autism and Asperger’s, as a ‘loving, caring person’.

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‘I will miss her forever,’ he said. ‘It is just a tragedy.’

Mrs Hankins was charged with the assault by beating of father-in-law Geoffrey Hankins, 81, in their home town of Salisbury, Wiltshire on March 28.