To Kill a Mockingbird

Why does Heck Tate insist that Bob Ewell's death was self-inflicted? In what way is this partly true?

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Heck Tate insists Bob Ewell's death was self-inflicted to protect Boo Radley. This is partly true because it was Bob who attacked the chldren, and Bob who brought the knife that killed him.

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