| It seems clear that the judge also rejected the defences of accident and self-defence. |
| In such circumstances the wounding of V would not be unlawful as it would be justified by the defence of self-defence. |
| Plainly this defence must not be confused with self-defence under public international law. |
| The jury had clearly rejected self-defence and the judge therefore had to make some sense of it. |
| I would condone it myself but the point is, it was self-defence and protection of that child. |
| That was the trial judge's view as well and he did not leave self-defence to the jury. |
