The Wire

“She made me do it” is the playground equivalent of claiming the legal defence of provocation.It’s commonly used by people who ‘lose it’ and injure or kill someone in the heat of the moment. And nowhere more than when marriage turns to murder.Journalist Karen Kissane sat through the trial of Melbourne man Jamie Ramage who was eventually given only an eight year sentence for killing his wife Julie.She’s written a book about the case which she says highlights why the defence of provocation lets a lot of men off the hook, both legally and emotionally.