The court considered when a parent may use the defence of lawful correction of a child as a defence.
Held: Since an infant of 2 and a half years old could not appreciate correction, the father could not justify an assault as correction, and the defence was not available. If the child died as a result, the father would be guilty of manslaughter. A slight slap by a mother is more justifiable than more violent treatment by a father.
Judges:
Martin B
Citations:
(1869) 11 Cox CC 402
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Brown (Anthony); Regina v Lucas; etc HL 11-Mar-1993
The appellants had been convicted of assault, after having engaged in consensual acts of sado-masochism in which they inflicted varying degreees of physical self harm. They had pleaded guilty after a ruling that the prosecution had not needed to . .
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Crime
Updated: 08 May 2022; Ref: scu.182254