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How could a racially-motivated killing not be proved as being murder?

political analyst · 2022-07-06 14:36:26

How can the killing of a black person by white persons (at least one of whom had a knife and stabbed the victim to death) who were shouting racist abuse at the victim as they chased him not be regarded by a jury as being murder beyond reasonable doubt? The evidence (including CCTV footage) indicated intention to cause at…

06-07-2022 2:36pm

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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-61996309
How can the killing of a black person by white persons (at least one of whom had a knife and stabbed the victim to death) who were shouting racist abuse at the victim as they chased him not be regarded by a jury as being murder beyond reasonable doubt?
The evidence (including CCTV footage) indicated intention to cause at least serious harm, which in itself is enough to prove a charge of murder.

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Provocation or self-defence possibly.

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