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D Kills His Partner V Because She Confesses to an Ongoing

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D kills his partner V because she confesses to an ongoing affair. Which of the following is correct?


A) D will feel justifiably wronged, it will be reasonable for him to kill and Loss of Control will succeed.
B) The case of Clinton [2012] states that sexual infidelity is to be taken into account in determining a thing done or said.
C) Sexual infidelity is disregarded as a thing done or said by s55(6) but can be included as part of the 'circumstances' in which D reacted and lost control.
D) The killing will not automatically be 'in a considered desire for revenge' under s54(1) (4) and should therefore be permitted as a qualifying trigger.

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