Gross Negligence Manslaughter

    Cards (10)

    • 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.