Hammersmith Ghost murder case
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hammersmith-ghost-murder-case-217-1802265
title:
Hammersmith Ghost murder case
text:
The Hammersmith Ghost murder case of 1804 set a legal precedent in the UK regarding self-defence: that someone could be held liable for their actions even if they were the consequence of a mistaken belief. Near the end of 1803, many people claimed to have seen or even been attacked by a ghost in the Hammersmith area of London, a ghost believed by locals to be the spirit of a suicide victim. On 3 January 1804, a 29-year-old excise officer named Francis Smith, a member of one of the armed patrols
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1804 English legal case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammersmith_Ghost_murder_case
date created:
2011-09-14T13:16:28Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T02:15:45Z
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