Omission Cases Flashcards
They forgot to close the gate on the railway which was their job when they went to lunch and a man died
R v Pitwood
Guilty though contract
person a gave person b money to feed their child, but person b did not give the child food and they starved to death.
R V Gibbins and Proctor
Guilty through parental responsibility
Person A and person B volunteered to care for person A’s elderly sister and failed to give her the medicine she needed and the sister died.
R V Stone and Dobbinson
Guilty through volunteered responsibility
They were a police officer who watched a murder take place and did nothing
R V Dytham
Guilty though holding a position in public office
And slightly guilty through contract
They were a homeless man who accidentally lit a mattress on fire but failed to warn anyone about the fire or extinguish is and just left
R V Miller
Guilty through creation and failure to I rectify a dangerous situation
A police officer was searching the defendant and asked if she had anything sharp. She said no, when she actually had a needle in her pocket. The officer was stabbed by this needle
R V Santana Bermudez
Guilty through duty to act/omission
