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[Repealed, 2026, c. 12, s. 17]
[Repealed, 2026, c. 12, s. 17]
Irrespective of whether a murder is planned and deliberate on the part of any person, murder is first degree murder when the victim is that person’s intimate partner and the death is caused by that person while engaging in, or after having engaged in, a pattern of coercive or controlling conduct with intent to cause the victim to believe that the victim’s physical or psychological safety is threatened.