Lavern Longsworth

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Lavern Longsworth is a Belizean woman who, after killing her abusive husband, was released from prison following a landmark legal precedent that recognized battered woman syndrome as a valid defense.

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Lavern Longsworth, who killed her husband after enduring years of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, was released from prison in Belize in 2014.

Why women kill | Global development

The Guardian·

United Kingdom· 2025-11-28

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