Omissions

Question 1

Pittwood

Answer 1

railway gate not shut, man died

LP - liable by omission - manslaughter - contract failed

Question 2

Adomako

Answer 2

anaesthetist failed to notice disconnected oxygen tube

LP - LBO - gross negligence - manslaughter - contract failed

Question 3

Dytham

Answer 3

PC on duty watched 3 men kick man to death and walked away

LP - LBO - public duty failed

Question 4

Stone and Dobinson

Answer 4

agreed to look after elderly sister - she refused to eat and died
LP - manslaughter - caring duty failed

Question 5

Gibbins and Proctor

Answer 5

D deliberately starved 7 year old child Nelly
LP - LBO - murder - caring duty failed
Dad - automatic duty
Step mum - accepted duty

Question 6

Miller

Answer 6

D - homeless set room on fire and moved away

LP - LBO - created a danger and failed to stop it

Question 7

DPP v K

Answer 7

D, 15 year old hid sulphuric acid in hand dryer

LP - LBO - created a danger and failed to stop it

Question 8

Bermudez

Answer 8

PC searched suspect and needle pricked him which he knew was there
LP - LBO - created a danger - S.47 assault

Question 9

Matthews and Alleyne

Answer 9

Boy dangled off the bridge and couldn’t swim - died

LP - LBO - created and danger and became liable when V said he couldn’t swim

Question 10

Khan and Khan

Answer 10

D supplied heroin to a 15 year old girl - she overdosed

LP - in future cases there could be a duty between dealer and user for manslaughter

Question 11

Evans

Answer 11

D lived with half sister and mum - D overdosed and they failed to call the police
LP - LBO created and danger and failed to stop it

Question 12

Bland

Answer 12

Hillsborough disaster - no chance of improvement

LP - not LBO as it was in the patients best interest

Question 13

Lowe - constructive manslaughter

Answer 13

conflicted child

LP - CM quashed as it can not occur where D failed to act