Evidence of antagonism or hostility relied upon by the Crown to prove murderous intent need not be the subject of a specific direction that it must be proved beyond reasonable doubt, where it is one of a number of circumstances throwing light on the accused's intention rather than an indispensable link in a chain of circumstantial reasoning. The Victorian Court of Appeal does not accept that Penney v The Queen altered the established Victorian approach to proof of motive.
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