73. Fire bath: Is it a “slow burn”, or murder?

Bad People

BBC

Society & Culture, True Crime, Unknown

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In 1989 Kiranjit Ahuwalia set fire to her sleeping husband who was found running around their front garden. It emerged that she had suffered years of abuse at his hands, but is it possible to defend yourself against a sleeping attacker? This case forced the courts to examine the way that years of abuse may cloud your judgement, and specifically; what constitutes “provocation”? On this episode of Bad People Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen discuss whether provocation can ever be a “slow burn” and what this case tells us about how the courts, and society, view intimate partner abuse. CREDITS Presenters: Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen Producer: Louisa Field, Kat Dunn and Laura Northedge Editor: Anna Lacey Music: Matt Chandler The Open University: Dr Sarah Laurence and Dr Ailsa Strathie Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland #BadPeople_BBC Bad People is produced in partnership with The Open University and is a BBC Audio Science Production for BBC Sounds.Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland #BadPeople_BBC

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0:28.5	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:31.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:36.1	Three, two, one.
0:39.3	We are back for another season of bad people.
0:42.0	Wait, we do seasons?
0:43.6	I thought we were just wildly inconsistent.
0:46.5	Sophie, have you ever snapped at someone hours after an argument to sort of slow build up of anger over time?
0:53.7	Oh yeah, I've simulated quite well to the UK.
0:57.3	It's now how I deal with all the motions.
0:59.1	I just wrap them up real good, put them away, and then in like six to eight months,
1:03.7	a stranger is getting kicked.
1:05.7	Did you just say it? You assimilated.
1:08.0	I'm assuming that's the word.
1:10.6	It's like you become part of the simulation.
1:12.4	It's a simulation.
1:13.6	A simulated.
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