AGP LLP Ottawa Criminal LawyersOttawa, ON · June 16, 2026Follow

Battered Woman Syndrome Defence in Canadian Courts

In most cases of self-defence, you envisage a person responding immediately to a threat. Yet in cases involving prolonged domestic abuse, things can become more complex. The Canadian courts recognize that victims of intimate partner violence may perceive threat differently due to trauma. This led to the development of what has come to be known...

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