Where an officer was told in the police station of a medical reason why the suspect should not provide a sample of blood, and had had to suspend the procedure, the officer should ensure that the same information should be provided to the hospital. The defendant asserted that he suffered from ‘immune system breakdown’. The officer had a clear duty to pass on information which might have a direct relevance to the taking of a specimen of blood at the hospital.
Citations:
Times 14-Feb-2001, [2000] EWCA Crim 76
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England and Wales
Road Traffic, Criminal Evidence
Updated: 16 September 2022; Ref: scu.158726