Margaret Green guilty of manslaughter for stabbing partner Selwyn Robson in Manurewa
A jury has found Margaret Green guilty of manslaughter for the stabbing death of her partner, Selwyn Robson. The defense argued the act was committed in self-defense due to a history of domestic violence and complex PTSD.
Why it matters
Reflects ongoing legal and societal discussions regarding domestic violence, self-defense, and the psychological impact of abuse.
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A jury has found Margaret Green guilty of manslaughter, not murder, for fatally stabbing her partner Selwyn Robson in the neck.
Sent away to deliberate last Monday, the jury came back with a majority verdict at the end of the week: guilty on one charge of manslaughter.
Green’s lawyer told the High Court over the past few weeks that she stabbed the patched Black Power member in self-defence because he was “hurting her”.
But the Crown argued that while there were “some occasions” Robson was violent, Green had taken a gamble with her partner’s life by stabbing him, which amounted to murder.
What was not in dispute was that on May 6 of last year, Green stabbed Robson with a kitchen knife during an argument in his Manurewa, South Auckland sleepout.
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