From the evidence on record and the unchallenged version of the accused, we are satisfied that the accused acted in the manner She did. She threw the bucket of boiling water at accused because she believed that she was running the risks of bodily injuries.

This statement of the magistrate in a local court was quoted in L'Express, the only morning daily in Mauritius on Friday, 28^th April 1995. The statement refers to a miserable wife who was alone with her children, constantly subjected to violence by her husband. Very often the husband returned home at night totally drunk and behaved violently to his family. The terrified wife often had to take shelter in the nearby sugar-cane field to hide herself and her children from the violent husband.

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