Sue and Tom were married, and later got a divorce. Later Sue moved in with Tom as his partner
What are the issues involved in classifying the homicide when Tom killed Sue as a spousal or significant partner homicide? Is there a rational reason to classify the two types of homicides as different?
A few years ago we tended to look at the marriage and the significant partner relationship differently. Nowadays we tend to treat the two as very similar. Accordingly, is there any need to have two separate classifications? In the above fact situation, since at the time there was no lawful marriage in existence, then it probably should be treated as a significant partner homicide.
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