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Through interviews, courtroom footage, and legal analysis, the film examines the complex circumstances that led each woman to a breaking point. For many, the abuse had been long-standing, reported, and ignored. When they finally acted, they found themselves facing charges of murder.
The documentary explores the legal battles that followed, questioning how the justice system treats victims of sustained domestic abuse and whether self-defence laws adequately reflect the realities of coercive control and long-term trauma.
A powerful examination of violence, survival, and the thin line between victim and defendant.
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This film was first broadcast: 11 Jan 1994
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Through interviews, courtroom footage, and legal analysis, the film examines the complex circumstances that led each woman to a breaking point. For many, the abuse had been long-standing, reported, and ignored. When they finally acted, they found themselves facing charges of murder.
The documentary explores the legal battles that followed, questioning how the justice system treats victims of sustained domestic abuse and whether self-defence laws adequately reflect the realities of coercive control and long-term trauma.
A powerful examination of violence, survival, and the thin line between victim and defendant.
Subscribe to True Lives: bit.ly/3dBMxvl
This film was first broadcast: 11 Jan 1994
Check us out on Facebook: facebook.com/OurStoriesChannel
Watch More Documentaries
True Lives - bit.ly/3A8xRMJ
Up Close - youtube.com/@UpCloseITVS
Our History - bit.ly/3rUpdhL
Our World - bit.ly/3ftuckM
Our Stories - bit.ly/3ynfFyk
Taste - bit.ly/3OZoDcV
Blueprint - bit.ly/3ZK5UdD
True Lives brings you fascinating stories of social interest from around the world. You can discover award winning documentaries, films and groundbreaking reports that capture the complexities of our daily life, with stories that will entertain, inspire and inform.
Content distributed by ITV Studios.
