Ms. Abdelhamid is the author of the forthcoming “Get Home Safe: A Guide to Self-Defense and Building Our Collective Power.” Feb. 12, 2026 I’ve taught self-defense for nearly 17 years, across Queens ...
A murder suspect can claim self-defense to justify killing an innocent bystander, the state’s highest court has ruled. The Supreme Judicial Court took up the Western Mass homicide case from 2023 ...