Principle

CRIMINAL LAW – Defences – Accident – Distinction Between Involuntary Act and Accidental Event – Voluntary Act with Unforeseen Consequences

Area of law
CRIMINAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Section 24 distinguishes between involuntary acts (no will involved) and accidental events (voluntary act with unforeseen consequences). Accident involves a voluntary act producing an event neither intended nor foreseeable. The test is both subjective (not intended) and objective (not foreseeable by a reasonable person). An…

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