Cases
Cards (10)
- Woolmington v DPPD accidently shot wife - prosecution had to prove beyond reasonable doubt that D killed his wife.
- Hill v BaxterDriver loses control of vehicle after being stung by swarm of bees - involuntary
- R v LarsonneurD deported to ireland but then brought back to the UK involuntarily - arrested in UKAbsolute Liability
- R v Pitwood
- Railway crossing keeper omitted to shut the gates
- Person crossing was struck by crossing the line and died
- Guilty of manslaughter
- R v Gibbins and Proctor
- Father did not feed child (actus reus)
- Child died of starvation
- Guilty of murder
- Failure to do duty by relationship
- R v Stone and Dobinson
- Elderly sister came to live with the D
- Incapable of looking after herself - failed to eat
- Died of malnutrion
- D guilty of manslaughter as D owed her a duty of care
- R v Dytham
- D was a police officer who saw a man being kicked to death
- D did not intervene
- D was guillty of misconduct in a public office
- Failure to perform duties
- R v Miller (1983)
- D left a cigarette on mattress which caught fire
- D woke up and made no attempt to put it out
- The house caught fire
- D convicted of arson
- Airedale NHS Trust v Bland
- Man with severe brain damage left in vegetative state - unable to do anything for himself
- Like this for 3 years
- Court ruled to stop feeding him in his best interests
- R v Khan and Khan
- D supplied heroin to new user who collapsed
- D left them alone and they died
- D could liable as they failed call emergency services