Principle

CRIMINAL LAW – Defences – Accident – Unavailable Where Acts Are Deliberate and Intentional

Area of law
CRIMINAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Accident is unavailable when the acts are deliberate and intentional. If the accused intentionally attacked a vital part of the body (e.g., the neck), the resulting death is not accidental. Accident involves a voluntary act resulting in an event neither intended nor foreseen. Deliberate targeting…

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