Sorry to keep dipping in/out - trying to look after my son at the same time. I don't believe intent should be a GNM requirement either. I'm unaware of that requirement applying to the rest of us & I've heard no convincing argument as to why HCPs should have different rules apply.
I think intent is a red herring here tbh,(given the case is South of the border). And I'd include anything described as wilful in that. Gross carelessness seems closer to the legal descriptions I'm seeing though. Indifference to a risk & inattention seem to be the key phrases.
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I think intent is a clear distinction. Consider the single punch death. That would be a culp hom because while not intended the accused actions were still criminally reckless. There is very very rarely criminal recklessness in healthcare deaths
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There's very rarely criminal anything in healthcare deaths to be fair. And whilst I agree intent is a distinction, I think it distinguishes between murder and manslaughter, rather than between manslaughter or not.
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