Involuntary manslaughter (England and Wales)
Involuntary manslaughter (dt. ~ 'Negligent manslaughter') describes a criminal offense for homicides in English criminal law . Involuntary manslaughter is not regulated by Statute Law , but a Common Law Offence . The offense is characterized by the fact that the perpetrator kills a person without intent . A distinction is made between gross negligence manslaughter (~ gross breach of duty of care) on the one hand and constructive or reckless manslaughter on the other. In constructive manslaughter must act that is causal for the victim's death, per se illegal (unlawful in itself) be. A court had to judge the case of a gas station attendant who died of a heart attack after a robber aimed a gun at him. Although the robber had no intention of killing the gas station attendant (the gun was a fake), pointing a gun at someone can objectively result in shock.
literature
- Nicola Padfield: Criminal law . 7th edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2010, ISBN 978-0-19-958204-4 .
