Liesbeth, I believe, posted the legal definition of a reasonable person and it isn't and cannot be mitigated by any disability - I personally believe any brain injury, which is rumour at this point - would likely be included. This isn't an American courtroom - by law there is very little room for mitigation.
Please pardon errors as posted via Tapatalk with a less than stellar user.
putative private (self) defense has a subjective component. Someone just posted a very recent SA case that sets it out really simply. The court only has to reasonably believe that Oscar did believe he was in dire danger from an intruder -- whether or not his belief was objectively reasonable. Very different from American law. I highly recommend that decision to everyone since, imo, it'll go a long way to putting posters on the same page about what needs to be proven. It's within the last couple of pages.
jmo