3. RELATIONSHIP WITH VICTIM

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Cards (2)

  • A duty because of a relationship could be between a parent and a child
  • R v GIBBINS AND PROCTOR (1918)
    The child's father and his mistress failed to feed the child so that it dies from starvation. They had a duty to feed the child as a result of the relationship of parent to child, so had a duty to act. Their omission to act formed the actus reus of the offence and they were guilty of murder