Murder cases 2

Question 1

Gibbins + Proctor 1918

Answer 1

omission ~ parents failed to feed daughter, who starved to death, this was enough for the AR of murder

Question 2

A-G’s reference (No3 of 1994)

Answer 2

where it was established that a child must be independent from the mother to be a human being in the eyes of the law

Question 3

Blackman 2017

Answer 3

killing an enemy combatant after they were seriously injured and no longer a threat was said to be a killing

Question 4

Vickers 1957

Answer 4

intention to cause serious harm - D struck V multiple times while robbing V’s shop, V died. The court decided that if D intends to inflict GBH and V dies, this is enough for murder

Question 5

Mohan 1975

Answer 5

D drove car straight into police officer, meaning it was D’s aim to injure the PO

Question 6

Woolin 1998

Answer 6

D tried to throw baby into pram, baby hit wall and died. Although it wasn’t D’s intention to kill the baby it was virtually certain that that was the outcome of throwing a baby.