‌Margaret Jovander Green is on trial in the High Court at Auckland for the alleged murder of her partner, Selwyn Robson. Photo / NZME compositeMargaret Jovander Green is on trial in the High Court at Auckland for the alleged murder of her partner, Selwyn Robson. Photo / NZME compositeA woman accused of murdering her partner believed she acted in self-defence after suffering years of violence and psychological damage at the hands of others, her lawyer claims.“This trial is about domestic violence,” Margaret Jovander Green’s lawyer, Susan Giles, told the High Court at Auckland.

Today, the defence began