Hi. My partner was charged with aggravated assault. A man pushed me over and I cut my face. My partner assaulted the man. He had bruises on his face. Do we have a legitimate defence? The cops seem to b on their side which is bull. No witnesses except me, my partner, the victim and the victim's son.
SA Aggravated assault - was defending partner
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I would assume you'd be looking at 'self defence of another'.
The general principle for self defence (which includes the defence of another) is that it must be reasonable and proportionate to the circumstances as the person perceives them to be. If you were no longer in danger, it's no longer self defence - it's assault.
The general principle for self defence (which includes the defence of another) is that it must be reasonable and proportionate to the circumstances as the person perceives them to be. If you were no longer in danger, it's no longer self defence - it's assault.
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