The defendant appealed his conviction for murder. He had stopped to help a motorist who appeared to have broken own in a smoking vehicle on the Albert Embankment in central London. He became suspicious of a bomb and called the police. The police came and left. The defendant retained his suspicions and himself returned, and again fearing a terrorist attack, assaulted the driver, fatally wounding him. He had a history of drug abuse and under the influence at the time, and of mental illness but was fit to stand trial. His plea of mistaken self defence under the 2008 Act was withdrawn by the judge.
Held: Appalls against conviction and sentence were refused.
Judges:
Sir Brian Leveson P QBD, Gross, Davis LJJ, Sir Petr Openshaw.
Citations:
[2018] EWCA Crim 1743
Links:
Statutes:
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 76(4)(b)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 28 May 2022; Ref: scu.620166