The defendants had believed a child to be subject to possession by spirits and assaulted her, they said, to drive out the evil spirits.
Held: Such a delusion was not a defence. The incident was truly shocking, but not the absolute worst, and the sentence was reduced from the statutory maximum.
Judges:
Dyson LJ
Citations:
Times 17-Mar-2006
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 17 May 2022; Ref: scu.240307
