Rough sex murder defense, also known as the 50 Shades defense (after Fifty Shades of Grey), is employed by some people accused of murdering a sexual partner, who claim that the death occurred because of injuries sustained during consensual sex.[1][2][3][4] Advocacy group We Can't Consent To This has identified, between 1972 and 2020, 60 police suspects or defendants in the UK who have stated from the outset or later plead this defense, 45 percent of which resulted in a lesser charge, lighter sentence, acquittal, or the case not being pursued.
In the UK, legislative amendments were proposed in 2020 and passed in April 2021 (in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021) to tackle the rough sex defence.[5][6]
- ^ Bows, Hannah; Herring, Jonathan (2020). "Getting Away With Murder? A Review of the 'Rough Sex Defence'". The Journal of Criminal Law. 84 (6): 525–538. doi:10.1177/0022018320936777.
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- ^ Urwin, Shanti Das and Rosamund (24 November 2019). "Killers go free thanks to 'Fifty Shades' defence". The Times. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "'Rough sex' defence will be banned, says justice minister". BBC News. 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "Consent to serious harm for sexual gratification not a defence". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
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