Concealment of the Body of a Child

Question 1

Concealment of a body of a child
section and liability

Answer 1

s 181
everyone is liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 2 years
whop disposes of the dead body of any child in any manner
with intent to conceal the fact of its birth
whether the child died before, or during, or after birth

Question 2

Child definition for this offence

Answer 2

not defined
intended to refer to a child of comparatively recent birth

Question 3

Requirements for this offence

Answer 3

child must be dead when disposed of
not necessary that the child found and identified

if the child is alive when disposed of and subsequently dies, may be murder or manslaughter, or in the case of the mother infanticide