The earlier session was adjourned after the panel heard she was "suicidal", unfit to defend herself and had left the country.

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"Israel has a right to defend herself but I'll reiterate it's important to keep in mind the consequences of the actions they take, " McClellan said.

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Botha agreed with the defense contention that, other than the bullet wounds, her body showed no sign of an assault or efforts to defend herself.

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But she also knew how to defend herself.

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He said there was usually no point trying dead people because trials are about punishment and involve a process of interaction with the accused, including the accused's ability to defend him- or herself.

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