Self-defence in English law
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Self-defence in English law has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Morbid. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Ash KelleyCo-host of the true crime podcast Morbid
Kelley said the Smith case raised questions about the limits of self-defense that British courts grappled with for over a century.
“it raised several questions about the limits of self-defense in cases where somebody kills another person or causes their death”
Morbid: Phantom Stalkers: The Halifax Slasher and The Hammersmith Ghost (Jul 20, 2026) · Listen from 25:40
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- Morbid · 1 episode
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Phantom Stalkers: The Halifax Slasher and The Hammersmith GhostMorbid · Jul 20, 2026 · 54 min
Morbid hosts Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart recount two English mass-hysteria cases: the 1803–04 Hammersmith Ghost killing and the 1938 Halifax Slasher panic.