R v Larkin – Case Summary – IPSA LOQUITUR
His mistress, who was drunk, accidentally fell upon the razor. She died of the injuries this inflicted. The defendant was convicted of unlawful act manslaughter.
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The appellant waved a razor about intending to frighten his mistress's lover. He claimed his mistress, who was drunk, blundered against the razor and was killed when it cut her throat. Conviction upheld. …
R v Larkin [1943] 1 All ER 217. The defendant waved a razor about intending to frighten his mistress's lover. His mistress, who was drunk, blundered against the razor and was killed. The defendant was …
l negligence. In the case of so-called intentional crimes where death is an unintended consequence the actor is always guilty of man-slaug.
Larkin (1943) D waved a razor about intending to frighten his mistress's lover D claimed his mistress, who was drunk, blundered against the razor and was killed when it cut her throat An unlawful act had …
It is well established that an intention to frighten is sufficient mens rea for manslaughter (Larkin and Hall (1961) 45 Cr.App.R. 366) but not that an unlawful act which merely frightens can constitute the actus …
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The applicable law is that stated in R v Larkin as modified in R v Church. The statement relating to fore- sight made by Lord Denning in Gray v Barr was erroneous and not binding in the criminal division of …