When domestic violence victims defend themselves

What happens when – after being hit, punched, kicked, slapped or even raped – a victim of domestic violence decides to defend her life? He says he is going to kill her and this time she truly believes he will. She knows that if she doesn’t defend herself today, she may not see tomorrow.

For example, what if she got a knife from the kitchen and stabbed him?

An incident just like this happened in Vancouver, British Columbia. Here is what happened according to a November 8 report on The Province.com, “Ejigu, a mother of