Former soldier Peter Atilla cleared of ‘sexsomnia’ rape – BBC News
‘A former soldier accused of rape has been cleared after a court heard he was suffering from a sleep disorder.’
BBC News, 9th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: automatism
Automotive Automatism – Zenith PI Blog
‘I recently appeared in a County Court trial on behalf of the Defendant in which we were relying upon the rarely employed defence of automatism. For those of you who might stumble upon this sort of case once in a while, this article may provide some assistance as to how the Court will deal with such a defence.’
Zenith PI Blog, 13th November 2015
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Insanity and Automatism – Law Commission
“We have published a discussion paper examining the rules governing the defences of insanity and automatism.”
Law Commission, 23rd July 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission
Insanity and Automatism – Law Commission
“The Defences of Insanity and Automatism – Law Commissioner Professor David Ormerod says, ‘To produce meaningful reform proposals and be confident they will work in practice we need evidence of their current use and any problems they pose. Our scoping paper asks questions to provide that information.’ ”
Law Commission, 18th July 2012
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
‘Night terrors’ husband killed Neath woman – BBC News
“A coroner has said the death of a woman who was killed by her husband during a violent nightmare was an ‘extraordinary and unique case’.”
BBC News, 15th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
