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👻 The Hammersmith Ghost
Can someone be held responsible for a crime committed under a genuinely-held but mistaken belief? In 1800s London, a bricklayer in his white work clothes was mistaken for a ghost said to be terrorising Hammersmith — and shot dead by a resident determined to stop the hauntings. The shooter'
Can a mistaken belief be a defence for murder?
Can someone be held responsible for a crime committed under a genuinely-held but mistaken belief? In 1800s London, a bricklayer in his white work clothes was mistaken for a ghost said to be terrorising Hammersmith — and shot dead by a resident determined to stop the hauntings. The shooter's defence hinged on his sincere belief that he was firing at a spectre. The case traces how belief itself has been treated in law ever since.
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