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Could Tess of the d’Urbervilles plead loss of control?

Tess of the d’Urbervilles is one of the most tragic and poignant novels in English literature. It also provides a theoretical case study for the loss of control defence

This article is relevant for AQA Law 03; OCR A2 Criminal Law and WJEC LA3 and LA4.

In Tess of the d’Urbervilles, the eponymous heroine is thrown into the arms of the handsome and cruel Alec d’Urberville, a sexual predator, who is attracted to Tess and pursues her relentlessly to the point of stalking and raping her. In desperation, she stabs Alec with a carving knife. The wound is small but pierces his heart and he bleeds to death. Tess is convicted of murder and hanged.

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