R v Dawson [1985]

Facts

• The defendants attempted to rob a petrol station with fake weapons, which caused the station attendant to have a heart attack due to heart disease

Issue

• Were the defendants guilty of unlawful act manslaughter?

Decision

• No

Reasoning

• Although it was reasonably foreseeable to the jury that the act of robbery was dangerous to a person buy generic xanax online uk with heart disease, the defendants did not know of the heart disease and could not have caused harm to the attendant
• The dangerousness test should be carried out as if the reasonable person had only the knowledge of the defendant at the time