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First published on Sat 13 Feb 2021 09.00 EST
It was a specific moment in which she thought she might die that drove Stella to the brink. “He had strangled me at the bottom of the stairs and that frightened me because you can get punched in the face or your hand broken, but I had never lost my breath before,” she recalled.
For Nicole, she was “pushed over the edge” when violence by her partner triggered a post-traumatic response to historic abuse by other men. “I was getting flashbacks of abuse . everything came to a head and I just lost it.”
For others, like Cathy, it was the stark belief they were beyond the protection of the law and could see no other way out. Put bluntly, it was a matter of survival.
By Press Association 2021
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The conviction of a Belfast man for terrorism offences 40 years ago has been quashed by the Court of Appeal after it was found to be unsafe.
Michael Devine was charged with attempted murder as well as firearms and terrorism offences.
He pleaded not guilty at trial in 1981 but was convicted and sentenced to 20 years at the former Maze Prison on the outskirts of Lisburn, Co Antrim.
The conviction was recently referred to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
In a judgment delivered on Thursday morning, the reasons for quashing the conviction were set out.
By Press Association 2021
Barrister
The conviction of a Belfast man for terrorism offences 40 years ago has been quashed by the Court of Appeal after it was found to be unsafe.
Michael Devine was charged with attempted murder as well as firearms and terrorism offences.
He pleaded not guilty at trial in 1981 but was convicted and sentenced to 20 years at the former Maze Prison on the outskirts of Lisburn, Co Antrim.
The conviction was recently referred to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
In a judgment delivered on Thursday morning, the reasons for quashing the conviction were set out.
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