Sentence examples for claiming self from inspiring English sources

The shooter is claiming self defense.

The accused denied wrongdoing, claiming self defense.

Human rights groups have released a string of damning reports documenting the violence and accusing Philippine police of carrying out extrajudicial killings with impunity ― often falsely claiming self defense or planting evidence.

It is unclear if the nominations included shooting an unarmed suspect twice, claiming self defence and briefing newspapers that he was a well-known gangster who fired first, the latter a claim that was later disproved.

They explained that George Zimmerman was claiming self-defense.

"It would be like Charles Manson claiming self-defense.

Mr. Zimmerman, 29, who is charged with second-degree murder, is claiming self-defense.

Like Zimmerman, Goetz was emboldened by his weapon, and, like Zimmerman, Goetz justified his actions by claiming self-defense.

Mr. Junta's lawyer, claiming self-defense, says the accused will testify that Mr. Costin was the aggressor.

A man was shot and killed by his neighbor, who is claiming self-defense, after a long-running feud in Crosby, Tex., early Sunday.

Trayvon Martin, 17, was fatally shot by a Hispanic neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, who has admitted the killing, claiming self-defence.