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Marivic Genosa admitted killing her husband Ben but claimed she did so in self-defense due to being a victim of domestic abuse, also known as battered woman syndrome. However, the court found that at the time of the killing, Ben was not actively attacking her so there was no unlawful aggression to justify self-defense. While not exonerating her, the court acknowledged that the severe and repeated beatings Genosa suffered from her husband constituted psychological provocation and diminished her self-control
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