Consent: In very limited situations, an accused may claim that the victim consented to the accused's act {for example. if two parties agree to stfight} Consent is never a defence to murder. Even in a consensual ght, consent is vitiated lie is no longer a defence) if the accused intended to and actually caused serious bodily harm to the victim. Consent to borrow property is a defence to theft because if the Crown wants to successfully prosecute an accused, it would need to show that there was an absence of consent from the property owner