Gross Negligent Manslaughter

Question 1

Adomako

Answer 1

Leading Case (D failed to continuously provide anaesthetics tov during surgery, causing a heart attack and brain damage)

Question 2

Misra and Srivastava

Answer 2

Must have risked death (Two doctors failed to diagnose post-surgery patient who later died)

Question 3

Bateman

Answer 3

The degree of negligence must exceed that of civil negligence (Doctor removed part of V’s uterus after birth and died days later)