PRINCIPAL FACTORS
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14.
The petitioner wanted only
to come to his
flat to read the letter, it not being his intention that the
deceased accompany her.
15.
The murder was not premeditated.
16.
In the circumstances in which he found himself at
the flat he formed the intention to kill the deceased and
deliberately broke into the bedroom and executed his plan.
17.
The number and extent of the wounds to the deceased
suggest a sustained attack.
18.
The defence of provocation suggested by the petitioner
was not supported by
19.
By their verdict, the jury indicated that even if he was provoked, the provocation was insufficient to cause a
reasonable man to do as he did.
MITIGATING FACTORS
20.
The murder was not premeditated. The petitioner
decided to kill the deceased almost on the spur of the moment.
At the time he was under great emotional strain, and had manifested suicidal tendencies. It was clearly a devastating
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