Our thanks to F for this. Extracts:

“At the time of his death, Crossley was on bail for an alleged [J4MB emphasis] assault against McIlwaine and subject to a restraining order prohibiting any contact with her.

Despite a period of separation, they had re-established their relationship by the night of the killing…

She described taking a knife from the kitchen, returning to the bedroom and moving the child [J4MB: the child of McIlwaine and her partner] before repeatedly stabbing her sleeping partner.

Prosecutors argued that she made rational choices which demonstrated being in control of her actions.

In October 2024, a jury rejected McIlwaine’s case and unanimously found her guilty of murder…

Two consultant forensic psychiatrists had also concluded that a properly directed jury could find McIlwaine met the criteria necessary to establish loss of self-control.”

What’s the betting the psychiatrists were feminists?

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