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Part 1. John arrived home to be met by his wife, Abby who informed him that she was fed up with his constant womanising and that she was leaving him to live in a lesbian relationship. John reacted angrily and screamed abuse at her. He then picked up a kitchen knife and threw it at Abby but missed and instead hit their daughter, Tania who had entered the room. Tania was eight months pregnant and the knife hit her , injuring the foetus, which was born in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.
Part 2. Before the ambulance reached the hospital it was struck by a train at a level crossing. The ambulance driver, Bob, had been trying to win a bet that he could reach the hospital in under 5 minutes and in trying to achieve his goal had driven under the level crossing barrier just as it was being lowered. Tania was killed by the train; the baby had died minutes before reaching the crossing.
Part 3. Hearing of Tania’s death, her younger brother Adam, aged 12, who suffered from depression, locked his father in the “walk in “freezer attached to the house. Abby heard John’s pleas for help but ignored them. John froze to death.
Part 4. Later that week Abby went to confront Bob, the ambulance driver, in his local pub. Bob had been enjoying a quiet drink when Abby approached him. Without warning Abby punched Bob in the face, breaking his nose. Bob reacted by putting Abby over his knee and spanking her. When he had finished he said a feisty woman turned him on.
Advice the parties as to their criminal liability, section by section..........