Supreme Court allows woman to use sexual abuse as defense in murder case

The Supreme Court of Wiconsin (USA) has ruled that sexual abuse can now be used as a murder defense.

Chrystul Kizer will plead not guilty to murder charges following the courts decision.

Kizer allegedly killed 34-year-old Randall Volar at his home in 2018. The 18-year-old then told the court that she "had gotten upset and tired of him touching her." The deceased had paid her for sexual acts, an offense known as minor sex trafficking in the northern state. 

Volar was being investigated for subjecting minors to sexual abuse prior to his demise. Pornographic videos were found in his home, some featured Kizer. 

"Even an offense that is unforeseeable or that does not occur immediately after a trafficking offense is committed can be a direct result of the trafficking offense, so long as there is still the necessary logical connection between the offense and the trafficking," read the court ruling in part.

Kenyan acquitted of murder charges after pleading guilty

In Kenya, Nakuru High Court recently acquitted a man who pleaded guilty of killing wife after finding her in their matrimonial bed with two men. 

The suspect, who expressed remorse, claims to have lost control when he found the mother of his six children in bed with the two men at their home in Tinet location, Kuresoi South sub-County, Nakuru County.

According to court documents, Maritim's two adult children stated that he was the sole breadwinner of his other four children who were still minors.

Appearing before Justice Joel Ngugi, Maritim said that he would walk away had a similar situation ever happened to him again.

“I don’t know what came over me, when I saw my wife with the men anger consumed me, I picked a knife and stabbed the three, the men, however, managed to escape,” he said.

While setting him free, Justice Ngugi noted that the victim and the suspect's family had reconciled on the matter.

Provocation is a defense for murder in Kenya.