Killed to DEATHSpeedevil asks: What have you killed? Accidentally, or on purpose. Concepts, species, a man in Reno, the career of a well-known entertainer, or anything else.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 22 Dec 2011, 13:18)
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Self DefenceIn my living memory (a long time) and training, self defence in English law has always been a defence to any assault charge, including murder, as long as the force used during the defence was reasonable and proportionate (as you state) to the attack by the deceased. But if this defence is believed, the accused will be found not guilty, and therefore cannot "do time", so I don't understand what happened in this case.
Length? Life Imprisonment for murder.
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They may have got him under ManslaughterIt would probably have been much harder to defend against a manslaughter charge on the grounds of self defence than a murder charge (on the grounds that that charge already implies lack of intent), so he would still have served time if convicted.
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MatJ LOOK, Sat 24 Dec 2011, 0:38,
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