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Court rejects provocation defence in husbands murder conviction
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Fri Nov 26, 2010 The Toronto Star
OTTAWA – Finding your spouse in bed with another man or woman may send you into a murderous rage, but it doesn’t mean you can get away with murder, the Supreme Court of Canada says. In a 7-0 ruling Friday, the high court rejected an Edmonton man’s use of the defence of “provocation” to justify a 2004 stabbing spree. He had discovered his estranged wife and her lover in bed together, viciously stabbed the man, and slashed her. Read More: http://bit.ly/hpSxI3
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