Defence argues London man killed girlfriend while acting in self-defence

David Yates’ defence lawyer says her client was a domestic violence victim who went “too far” while acting in self-defence and killing his girlfriend.In her opening statement at Yates’ second-degree murder trial, defence lawyer Cassandra DeMelo acknowledged that while women are typically the victims in domestic violence cases, “we cannot fall into the trap of believing that men can never be on the end of intimate partner violence.”She said Yates, 53, who has