“Five young boys who were convicted of causing a pensioner’s death by pelting him with stones had their convictions for manslaughter overturned yesterday.”
The Times, 14th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A judge has dashed the hopes of a mother who wanted compensation for her years in prison after she was cleared of killing her four-month-old son.”
BBC News, 10th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A white man who hacked to death a young Asian man, provoking an armed brawl between the races on the streets of an estate in Preston, has been jailed for eight years.”
The Times, 23rd November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A registered childminder and scout leader has been jailed for three years for killing an 11-month-old baby by violently shaking her in a fit of temper.”
The Guardian, 13th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two Cheshire teenagers who terrorised a vulnerable man before beating him to death and throwing his body in a river, have had their life sentences cut.”
BBC News, 8th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A judge attacked as ‘perverse’ the way sections of modern society view guns as he jailed a mother and her teenage son over the fatal shooting of the woman’s 12-year-old daughter.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Preparation of heroin syringe does not constitute manslaughter
House of Lords
“It was never appropriate to find someone guilty of manslaughter where that person had been involved in the supply of a class A controlled drug, which was then freely and voluntarily self-administered by a fully informed and responsible adult to whom it had been supplied, and the administration of the drug then caused his death.”
The Times, 19th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication
R v Kennedy (No 2) [2007] UKHL 38
“The answer to the question ‘When is it appropriate to find someone guilty of manslaughter where that person has been involved in the supply of a class A controlled drug, which is then freely and voluntarily self-administered by the person to whom it was supplied, and the administration of the drug then causes his death?’ was: ‘In a case where the deceased was a fully-informed and responsible adult, never’.”
WLR Daily, 18th October 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note: once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“The grandmother of a 5-year-old girl mauled to death by the family pit-bull terrier was cleared of her manslaughter on Tuesday.”
Reuters, 11th September 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
“The Crown Prosecution Service received one of its widest responses from the public when it asked for comments on prosecuting bad driving. The responses to the consultation will result in changes to CPS policy on how driving offences are charged and prosecuted and also the service it offers to victims and witnesses. A summary of the responses is published today on this website.”
Crown Prosecution Service press release, 6th September 2007
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“Motorists who cause death on the roads could face life imprisonment under plans confirmed yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The death of a 16-month-old girl at a nursery was the result of negligence so serious that it amounted to manslaughter, an inquest jury ruled yesterday.”
The Times, 6th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Families of murder and manslaughter victims will be able to describe their grief and loss in court under a scheme being rolled out in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 24th June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A couple who lied over how their baby son died were months from prosecution under new homicide laws, police say.”
BBC News, 17th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
© Inner Temple Library 2024