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At least in the UK, "murder" requires a proven intention to kill. Your example of a punch killing a person would fall under "manslaughter by unlawful and danger
by gbuk2013 10y ago
At least in the UK, "murder" requires a proven intention to kill. Your example of a punch killing a person would fall under "manslaughter by unlawful and dangerous act" but not murder.
- sandworm101 10y agoI disagree. Imho all you need is the intention to do harm.
- gbuk2013 10y agoNot just any harm will do - it has to be GBH[1] and it has to be a "virtually certain" result of the action.[2] IMHO your example of a punch would not pass this test. [1] http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/h_to_k/homicide_murder_and_manslaughter/#murder http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/h_to_k/homicide_murder_and_mansl... [2] http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199798/ldjudgmt/jd980722/wool.htm http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199798/ldjudgmt/j...