Narrating Domestic Abuse When Women Kill – Lessons from R v Jackson
Part of the SLSA Blog Series ‘The Legal Treatment of Defendants with Partial Criminal Responsibility’ Dr Kirsty Welsh, Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Law School R v Jackson[1] In 2021, Penelope Jackson, a 66year-oldwoman, was convicted of murdering her husband of 25 years. After a disagreement over dinner, she stabbed him twice and then twice again whilst [...]