Domestic violence sentence overturned
- Title
- Domestic violence sentence overturned
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 8 Jul 1995
- Year of production
- 1995
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- Duration
- 00:04:19
- Description
- Interview with Sarah Maguire of the group Justice for Women. Follows appeal court judges changing a conviction of murder to manslaughter for Emma Humphreys, who had suffered provocation over a period of time before she knifed her violent husband to death. She was set free immediately, having spent 10 years in prison. Law of provocation still needs reform. Female interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Sarah Maguire
- Keywords
- Homicide; Domestic violence; Manslaughter; Appeals; Emma Humphreys; Justice for Women
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LBC/IRN, "Domestic violence sentence overturned". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0005700145013 (Accessed 26 Apr 2025)