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Green Charged with Sleepout Murder; Experts Challenge Battered Women Narrative

7/14/2026

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Green stabbed Selwyn Robson to death in a sleepout on May 6, 2025.
Prosecutor Aysser Al-Janabi called the killing murder and the suspect remains in custody awaiting sentencing.
Forensic experts testified that victims resist and may act violently when threatened, refuting the ‘battered women’ view.
Dr Jacqueline Short and Sharon Manaia said Green’s brain injury and PTSD made her sensitive to threats, appearing shaken, confessing and going to police.

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Green stabbed Selwyn Robson to death in a sleepout on May 6, 2025.
Prosecutor Aysser Al-Janabi called the killing murder and the suspect remains in custody awaiting sentencing.
Forensic experts testified that victims resist and may act violently when threatened, refuting the ‘battered women’ view.
Dr Jacqueline Short and Sharon Manaia said Green’s brain injury and PTSD made her sensitive to threats, appearing shaken, confessing and going to police.