Principle

CRIMINAL LAW — Defences — Provocation — Provocation Must Come from Person Killed

Area of law
CRIMINAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Provocation is a partial defence that reduces murder to manslaughter. It requires that the provocative act or insult came from the deceased. Killing a third party in response to provocation from another does not qualify. The principle prevents the defence from being used to justify…

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