Infanticide

Question 1

Section 178

Answer 1

Infanticide

Woman causes the death of each child of hers under 10 .

At the time of the offense, the balance of mind was disturbed.

Not fully recovered from birth or effect of lactation

Three years imprisonment

Question 2

Diseased mind

Answer 2

Must prove the mother‘s mind was disturbed as a consequence of birth of that child or any other child. Includes period of lactation.

Juries decision on the mother’s state of mind

Question 3

Provisions of necessaries

Answer 3

Provide things and conditions necessary to sustain life and protect from injury

Duty to provide the accessories and protect from injury

Section 151 - in care of vulnerable adult

Section 152 - parent or guardian of under 18-year-old

Section 153 -employers of under 16-year-olds

Question 4

Vulnerable adult

Answer 4

Unable by detention, age, sickness, mental impairment or other to withdraw from Care or charge of another person

Can be short-lived or temporary

Question 5

Section 154

Answer 5

Abandoning child under six

Seven years imprisonment

Question 6

Section 155

Answer 6

Duties of person doing dangerous act e.g. surgery

Question 7

Section 156

Answer 7

Duties of person in charge of dangerous things e.g. vehicles

Question 8

Section 157

Answer 8

Duty to avoid omissions dangerous to life

Question 9

Section 163

Answer 9

Killing by influence on the mind

Not criminally responsible except by Willy frightening a child under 16 or a sick person

Question 10

Section 164

Answer 10

Acceleration of death

Instances where death is accelerated by another’s actions

Question 11

Section 165

Answer 11

Causing death that might have been prevented

Question 12

Section 166

Answer 12

Injuring someone so they need treatment and their injuries cause death

Question 13

R v Blaue

Answer 13

Those who use violence must take their victims as they find them

Question 14

Novus actus interviens

Answer 14

A new intervening act

Breaks the line of causation

Not liable