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HONG KONG (Reuters) - An American woman accused of poisoning and bludgeoning her wealthy banker husband to death told a Hong Kong court on Tuesday that she attempted suicide after years of suffering his physical and sexual abuse. On the second day of her testimony, Nancy Kissel told the High Court how her husband, Robert, became increasingly domineering and forceful as he supported his stressful job at Merrill Lynch with cocaine and whisky. After she and the couple's children fled to their...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - An American woman accused of poisoning and clubbing her banker husband Robert Kissel to death in Hong Kong said on Monday that he had snorted cocaine and subjected her to violent physical and sexual abuse for years. Speaking for the first time since the trial began in early June, Nancy Kissel broke down and wept as she told the High Court of how their marriage fell apart under the influence of her husband's alcoholism, drug addiction and ultra-stressful job. However,...