causation

Question 1

Causation

Answer 1

D must have caused the result on the victim

Question 2

Factual causation case example

Answer 2

R v White - ‘but for’ test. D put poison in mothers tea, she dies of an unrelated heart attack. If you remove D’s actions, the same result would’ve occured

Question 3

Legal causation

Answer 3

Rv Smith - D stabbed, dropped on stretcher, given wrong treatment, ‘operating and substantial cause’ what is most blameworthy ?