Factual Situation: B was brought unconscious to a private nursing home. In the absence of the surgeon, his attendant, A, entered it as an emergency case and operated upon B’s stomach to extract undigested poisoned food. During the operation, B died. The postmortem report attributed B’s death to improper handling by A such cases independently yet he carried on the experiment as B needed an immediate treatment. Discuss the criminal liability of A. Issue: What offence, if any, has been committed? Decision:

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Factual Situation: B was brought unconscious to a private nursing home. In the absence of the surgeon, his attendant, A, entered it as an emergency case and operated upon B’s stomach to extract undigested poisoned food. During the operation, B died. The postmortem report attributed B’s death to improper handling by A such cases independently yet he carried on the experiment as B needed an immediate treatment. Discuss the criminal liability of A. Issue: What offence, if any, has been committed? Decision:





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