‘Too much defence can be murder’

By DANIAL ALBAKRI, BEH YUEN HUI, NEVILLE SPYKERMAN and P. DIVAKARAN

Nation
Saturday, 02 Jan 2016
12:00 AM MYT

PETALING JAYA: The law says you have a right to self-defence when you encounter a criminal and even if you “accidentally” kill him.

But legal experts have cautioned that there is a fine line between self-defence and murder.

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