The court shall reduce the sentence if:
the offender acted:
for honourable motives,
while in serious distress,
while of the view that they were under serious threat,
at the behest of a person whom they were duty bound to obey or on whom they were dependent;
the offender was seriously provoked by the conduct of the person suffering injury;
the offender acted in a state of extreme emotion that was excusable in the circumstances or while under serious psychological stress;
the offender has shown genuine remorse, and in particular has made reparation for the injury, damage or loss caused, insofar as this may reasonably be expected of them;
the need for punishment has been substantially reduced due to the time that has elapsed since the offence, and the offender has been of good conduct in this period.