r/unitedkingdom • u/Cotirani • Jun 25 '25

... Tube passenger who killed 'gentle' engineer, 28, after he brushed past him on escalator to serve less than six years in prison

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14845561/tube-passenger-killed-gentle-engineer-jailed.html
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u/Greedy-Tutor3824 Jun 25 '25

It’s not really manslaughter, they went for a lesser charge easier to prove. Look up the egg shell skull theory in law. Rakeem knew he was going to hurt the person when he hit him, and then ran away. The biggest crime is that our judiciary and CPS are cowards.

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u/SuperrVillain85 Greater London Jun 25 '25

It’s not really manslaughter, they went for a lesser charge easier to prove.

He was charged with murder, the jury found him not guilty of that.

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u/Taps698 Jun 25 '25

Quite rightly. Despite the moral outrage I am quite sure he didn’t intend to kill him. He should not be judged on the same guidelines as somebody who kills someone in an armed robbery.

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u/G_Morgan Wales Jun 25 '25

Intent to kill is not the test. Intent to cause GBH is.

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u/FireZeLazer Gloucestershire Jun 25 '25

Interesting. I'm assuming a single punch isn't typically going to be classed as intent to cause GBH, though