Reckless manslaughter

Question 1

Requirements

Answer 1

D’s acts or omission caused the death of another person; D was aware that a risk of death/serious injury existed; the relevant act was taken without adequate justification

Question 2

Does it actually exist?

Answer 2

Law Commission Report No.237: confirmed it is generally accepted to exist even thought it’s rare for cases to explicitly rely on it
Stark: argues it does not exist; “very few writers think that reckless manslaughter exists uncontroversially in contemporary English law