This presentation goes through all of the factors involved in murder. The presentation involves memes to help keep attention on the powerpoint and to make it a bit more fun when you are revising. There are a couple of activites throughout the powerpoint to help test your knowledge as you go through...
Homicide - Term to describe the unlawful killing of another human.
Murder - A common law offence. Widely accepted definition was given by
Lord Coke in the 17th century:
‘Murder is the unlawful killing of a reasonable creature in being and under the
King’s Peace with malice aforethought, express or implied’
Lord Coke with his ancient Coke
,The Actus Reus of murder
When you kill someone:
Actus Reus of murder: ‘the killing of a reasonable creature in being and
under the Queen’s/King’s Peace’
‘Killed’ - Actus Reus of killing can be by an act or omission if the death
of the victim is caused as a result.
An omission/failure to act can make another person liable for murder
which is shown by the case: R v Gibbins and Proctor (1918)
Activity: what are the facts of the case above?
, Answer
The child’s father and his wife starved his child as a result
causing her death. The defendants were charged with the
child’s murder.
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