The revolution of the partial defences to murder by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 may have had a catastrophic impact on cases of mercy killing.1 While previously shoehorned into the diminished responsibility plea, the medicalisation of this defence may prevent such a ploy. However, a recent case has offered insight into the circumstances which may still result in a manslaughter conviction for mercy killers through a new avenue previously thought impermissible. This article will discuss the case and those similar, alongside charging decisions and just results. Mercy killing remains a grey area in the criminal justice system, but is there light at the end of the tunnel?

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慈悲杀戮、部分防御和冲锋决定：50 种灰色阴影

2009 年《死因裁判官和司法法》对谋杀的部分辩护的革命可能对安乐死的案件产生了灾难性的影响。1 虽然之前被硬塞进了减轻责任的辩护中，但这种辩护的医学化可能会阻止这种伎俩。然而，最近的一个案例提供了洞察情况，这些情况可能仍然导致通过以前被认为不允许的新途径对怜悯杀手进行过失杀人定罪。本文将讨论案例和类似案例，以及收费决定和结果。慈悲杀人仍然是刑事司法系统中的灰色地带，但隧道尽头有光明吗？