The accused stabbed a Jehovah’s witness who subsequently refused a blood transfusion and died.
Held: The rule that the accused took his victim as he found her applied not only to physical characteristics, but also to her beliefs.
[1975] 1 WLR 1411, [1975] 3 All ER 446
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Airedale NHS Trust v Bland HL 4-Feb-1993
Procedures on Withdrawal of Life Support Treatment
The patient had been severely injured in the Hillsborough disaster, and had come to be in a persistent vegetative state (PVS). The doctors sought permission to withdraw medical treatment. The Official Solicitor appealed against an order of the Court . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Updated: 05 August 2021; Ref: scu.180373
