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derekpara | 10:26 Wed 24th Mar 2021 | Law
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What period of time must elapse before the assailant can no longer face a murder or manslaughter charge if the victim dies of his/her injuries.

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Let's put it like this then:

Person "P" is assaulted but doesn't die of his injuries immediately. If he dies less than three years after the assault (allegedly as a result of it) a prosecution can take place for murder. If he dies more than three years after the assault (allegedly as a result of it) the permission of the Attorney-General is needed in order to prosecute for murder.

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Person "P" is assaulted but doesn't die of his injuries immediately. Person "D" is convicted of GBH. If P subsequently dies (allegedly as a result of the assault) permission of the Attorney-General is required to prosecute D for murder (whenever P dies, so long as it is after D has been convicted).
glad im not a criminal,
As long as you don't intend killing folk, you'll not be affected by the change in the legislation.
no indeed
There is no limit. They are still looking for Jack the Ripper
^ woe betide him when they do catch him . . .
//There is no limit. They are still looking for Jack the Ripper//

Although the question wasn't quite phrased correctly, it seems everybody on here knew what was meant. From what I've read, Jack The Ripper's victims died fairly immediately after being assaulted.
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TBC at 1100.
To answer your question, two retired policemen in the quiz, one of whom had served in a Met. Murder Squad, gave the answer as 'A year and a Day', although they were both vaguely aware of a possible amendment post retirement.
Where's Lord Lucan? !!!!
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Thanks to you all. An interesting discussion.

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//Where's Lord Lucan? !!!!//

Last I heard he was running a fish & chip shop in Filey.
DP, what was given as being the correct answer?
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TBC. See my reply at 12.52.
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Sorry, TCB !
// so you are saying that if i commit manslaughter/murder i could get off, if the victim died. if enough time has elapsed.//

see above
old law was yes
and new law is no....

big thing about the Gt Train Robbery is that the plateman croaked outside the time limit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Mills#Aftermath
Its TCL but no worries. I might be wrong but I thought the query related to a question in a quiz?
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Sorry, TCL; touch of brainfog !

Yes, the question was part of a quiz and the retired coppers thought that the ' Year and a Day' rule still applied, but acknowledged that it may have been amended since they left the job.

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