Mr. Noel Byrne:

The assumption that I am hearing across the floor is that the person who was killed was going to die first anyway. I do not believe this is an assumption that can be taken lightly. The assumption should be that through the course of a normal life the person may have lived longer and therefore the half share benefit or the full share benefit to the house would not apply. This is the crux of the issue: the assumption should not be that the person who has died would not have outlived the person who committed the offence. I use those words in a non-confrontational sense. I believe this is the way we should view it and that the person who was killed may have lived longer than the person who is currently going to inherit.