Emma Humphreys

Emma Humphreys (October 30, 1967 – 11 July 1998) was a Welsh woman who was imprisoned in the UK in 1985 "at her Majesty's pleasure," after being convicted of the murder of her boyfriend and pimp, Trevor Armitage. She won an appeal against the conviction in 1995 on the grounds of long-term provocation, and was released when the conviction was reduced to manslaughter.

The successful appeal was regarded as significant because it reinforced the idea that courts should take long-term issues such as "battered wives' syndrome" into account when considering a defence of provocation. Humphreys was assisted in her defence by Justice for Women, a feminist law-reform group co-founded by Julie Bindel.

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