Additionally, work done by a range of scholars, including Professor Elizabeth Sheehy of the University of Ottawa, suggests that even after Lavallee and Malott, Aboriginal women who kill their partners in the context of abusive relationships continue to have difficulty arguing self-defence. This means that Aboriginal women are disproportionately likely to be convicted of homicide offences and serve a sentence of imprisonment in circumstances where they have killed a partner in self-defence, often after horrendous abuse.
Par ailleurs, les travaux effectués par différents universitaires, notamment la professeure Elizabeth Sheehy de l’Université d’Ottawa, nous montrent que même après les arrêts Lavallee et Malott, les femmes autochtones qui tuent leurs partenaires dans le cadre de relations abusives continuent à éprouver des difficultés à faire appel à la légitime défense.