When under attack or the threat of attack from the defendant, it is plausible to consider that the victim may attempt to escape from the attack or threat. However, it has been necessary for the law to consider when such escape attempts can amount to a novus actus interveniens. The issue falls around the question as to whether the escape was foreseeable by the reasonable man. If it is not, then the defendant is entitled to an acquittal and is no longer deemed to be the legal cause of death.