Gross Negligence Manslaughter

• Outline what happened in Donoghue

  Snail in beer bottle
• What happened in Adomako?

  Anesthetist failed to notice a breathing tube had become disconnected during an operation
• What happened in Singh?

  D was landlord of property with faulty gas fire. Tenants died
• What happened in Litchfield?

  Ship's captain sailed knowing engines might fail, which they did. 3 crew members were killed when ship blown onto rocks
• What happened in Wacker?

  D was carrying illegal immigrants in the back of his lorry during a ferry crossing and closed the air vent to avoid detection. 58 people suffocated to death.
• What happened in Evans?

  V self-injected with heroin supplied by V's half sister. She and mother did not seek medical help as they feared getting into trouble.
• What happened in Misra?

  Following a knee operation, doctors failed to identify and treat a severe infection which caused V's death
• What happened in Bateman?

  Doctor did not refer mother to hospital after complications with home birth. She later died.
• What happened in Khan & Khan?

  Ds supplied heroin to a 15 year old who went into a coma in their presence. Ds left V in that state and she died.
• What happened in Sellu?

  Routine knee operation. Patient suffered perforated bowel. Despite many opportunities, D failed to perform life saving procedures.