To Settle An Quiz Night Challenge.

[derekpara]

What period of time must elapse before the assailant can no longer face a murder or manslaughter charge if the victim dies of his/her injuries.

Cheers.

D

[New Judge]

Let's put it like this then:

Person "P" is assaulted but doesn't die of his injuries immediately. If he dies less than three years after the assault (allegedly as a result of it) a prosecution can take place for murder. If he dies more than three years after the assault (allegedly as a result of it) the permission of the Attorney-General is needed in order to prosecute for murder.

OR...

Person "P" is assaulted but doesn't die of his injuries immediately. Person "D" is convicted of GBH. If P subsequently dies (allegedly as a result of the assault) permission of the Attorney-General is required to prosecute D for murder (whenever P dies, so long as it is after D has been convicted).

[emmie]

glad im not a criminal,

[THECORBYLOON]

As long as you don't intend killing folk, you'll not be affected by the change in the legislation.

[emmie]

no indeed

[gollob]

There is no limit. They are still looking for Jack the Ripper

[aelmpvw]

^ woe betide him when they do catch him . . .

[New Judge]

//There is no limit. They are still looking for Jack the Ripper//

Although the question wasn't quite phrased correctly, it seems everybody on here knew what was meant. From what I've read, Jack The Ripper's victims died fairly immediately after being assaulted.

[derekpara]

TBC at 1100.
To answer your question, two retired policemen in the quiz, one of whom had served in a Met. Murder Squad, gave the answer as 'A year and a Day', although they were both vaguely aware of a possible amendment post retirement.

[davebro]

Where's Lord Lucan? !!!!

[derekpara]

Thanks to you all. An interesting discussion.

D

[New Judge]

//Where's Lord Lucan? !!!!//

Last I heard he was running a fish & chip shop in Filey.

[THECORBYLOON]

DP, what was given as being the correct answer?

[derekpara]

TBC. See my reply at 12.52.

[derekpara]

Sorry, TCB !

[Peter Pedant]

// so you are saying that if i commit manslaughter/murder i could get off, if the victim died. if enough time has elapsed.//

see above
old law was yes
and new law is no....

big thing about the Gt Train Robbery is that the plateman croaked outside the time limit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Mills#Aftermath

[THECORBYLOON]

Its TCL but no worries. I might be wrong but I thought the query related to a question in a quiz?

[THECORBYLOON]

"It's"

[derekpara]

Sorry, TCL; touch of brainfog !

Yes, the question was part of a quiz and the retired coppers thought that the ' Year and a Day' rule still applied, but acknowledged that it may have been amended since they left the job.