The defendant was given a retrial. There had been developments after her conviction of the understanding of battered woman’s syndrome which might have given a defence at trial.
Citations:
Times 25-Jun-1997, [1998] 1 Cr App R 31
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Challen, Regina v CACD 28-Feb-2019
Appeal from conviction for murder. The defendant had killed her husband with a hammer. She said that he had, through his controlling behaviour, abused her over many years.
Held: The verdict of manslaughter was substituted. . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 06 July 2022; Ref: scu.86872
