The threat must be one of death or serious personal injury, therefore, threats against property are insufficient: [ case ]. If D threatens to kill V's dog if she does not give him the security code to her employer's safe, and V complies by giving the code to save her dog, V will not be able to rely on the defence of duress. A dog is property and therefore a threat to destroy it does not count for the purposes of the defence.
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DPP for NI v Lynch [1975] AC 653 (HL)
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The threat must be one of death or serious personal injury, therefore, threats against property are insufficient: [ case ]. If D threatens to kill V's dog if she does not give him the security code to her employer's safe, and V complies by giving the code to save her dog, V will not be able to rely on the defence of duress. A dog is property and therefore a threat to destroy it does not count for the purposes of the defence.
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The threat must be one of death or serious personal injury, therefore, threats against property are insufficient: [ case ]. If D threatens to kill V's dog if she does not give him the security code to her employer's safe, and V complies by giving the code to save her dog, V will not be able to rely on the defence of duress. A dog is property and therefore a threat to destroy it does not count for the purposes of the defence.
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DPP for NI v Lynch [1975] AC 653 (HL)
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