If a person, being attacked, should from an apprehension of immediate violence, an apprehension which must be well grounded and justified by the circumstances, throw himself for escape into a river, and be drowned, the person attacking him is guilty of murder.
Erskine J
[1842] EngR 395 (A), (1842) Car and M 284
Commonlii
England and Wales
Crime
Leading Case
Updated: 02 November 2021; Ref: scu.307350