manisha v 13 February 2020

necessity

R vs rose

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The discussion centres on the legal case R v Rose (1884), where a young boy shot his father to protect his mother from a murderous attack. The boy was acquitted on the grounds of self-defence. This case establishes that the legal principle of self-defence can encompass the protection of close family members.

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kavksatyanarayana (subregistrar/supdt.(retired)) 13 February 2020

State full facts.

Joy Bose 13 February 2020

Hello,
The case which manisha v is referring to is R v Rose (1884) 15 Cox 540.

In this case, a young boy shot his father in his head. The father was about to launch a murderous attack on the mother. The boy intending to protect his mother shot his father in his head. The young boy acquitted on the grounds of "self-defense". This decision implies that "self-Defense" includes the "self-defense" of near and dear ones.

Regards,
Joy Bose