Infanctside

Question 1

Infantside

S. 178

Answer 1

Where a women causes the death of ay child under the age of 10 in a manner which amounts to culpable homicide, and at the time of offence her mind was disturbed - by reason of not having fully recovered from giving birth to that child or another
3 years

Question 2

Must amount to culpable homicide

must prove

Answer 2

Must prove mothers mind was disturbed as a consequence of giving birth to that child or another.
(as a consequence includes period of lactation)

Question 3

Mothers state of mind determined by;

Answer 3

Jury to decide

Acquittal on account of insanity cause by childbirth

Question 4

Legal duties

s.151

Answer 4

Duty to provide necessaries and protect from injury

1. actual care / charge of vulnerable adult & who is unable to provide himself /herself with the necessaries is under a legal duty to
   a. provide that person with the necessaries
   b. take reasonable steps to protect that person from injury

Question 5

Legal duties

s. 152

Answer 5

Duty of parent/guardian to provided necessaries and protect from injury

1. everyone who is a parent / or person in place of a parent who has actual care or charge of child under 18 is under legal duty;
   a. provide child with necessaries
   b. take reasonable steps to protect child from injury

Question 6

Legal duties

s.153

Answer 6

Duty of employers
1. everyone who as employer contracted to provide food, clothing or lodging for any servant/apprentice under 16 years under legal duty to provide the same

Question 7

Vulnerable adult

meaning

Answer 7

Person unable by reason of detention, age, sickness, mental impairment, or any other cause

Question 8

Duty imposed in sections 151, 152, 153

Answer 8

Reasonable steps to protect a vulnerable adult / child from injury

Question 9

Abandoning a child

s. 154

Answer 9

Everyone is liable for a term of imprisonment not exceeding 7 years who unlawfully abandons or exposes any child under the age of 6 years

Question 10

Killing by influence of the mind

s. 163

Answer 10

No one guilty of this EXCEPT by wilfully frightening a child under the age of 16 or a sick person

Question 11

Acceleration of death

s.164

Answer 11

Anyone who by any act or omission causes the death of another person kills that person although that effect of the bodily injury caused to that person was to merely hasten his death (had some disorder or disease)