Got away with murder?

[hornetrider]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-15083...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-15474...

Wife 'steers sharply into husband sitting on the kerb after a row' but gets let off with careless and a suspended.

Bizarre.

[Melvin Udall]

Absurd.

[5potTurbo]

Melvin Udall said:

Absurd.

Yep.

Women with the surname Knox.... hmmm....

[dirty boy]

blimey

I used to go to Woods Loke primary school too! Dodgy area...moved.

[Jasandjules]

WTF?

[Otispunkmeyer]

Perhaps it was payback as she looks like she got hit by a car as well, maybe her husband crashed into her!

She looks a lot older than 25 too!

[Gene Vincent]

Women!.. mental!.. nothing new!

[Pesty]

The law is an ass

[AJS-]

Although they had had a row, I can't see anything to suggest murder. Sounds like a tragic accident to me.

[nutty slack]

SWT.
HTH.

[Pints]

article said:

He agreed that Mrs Knox was driving within the speed limit, possibly travelling at as little as 10 to 15mph.

So murder's ok then?
I'd get a bigger penalty if caught doing a ton on a clear, empty motorway whilst picking my nose.
Pathetic.

[funkyrobot]

Bedazzled said:

At least she wasn't speeding, then she would really be in trouble

Thank goodness she was driving within the speed limit, otherwise what she did would have been deadly.

Hang on ....

[Eric Mc]

How many here heard all the evidence?

[KrazyIvan]

Remember speed kills.....oh wait

Any one else think the 1st words out of her mouth, as she looked on the mess that used to be her hsuband would have been "why didnt you jump out of the way"?

[XJ40]

Quite why killing someone with a 1.5 ton metal box on wheels as opposed to a hand held weapon of some sort is considered a much lesser crime is beyond me.

[Jasandjules]

XJ40 said:

Quite why killing someone with a 1.5 ton metal box on wheels as opposed to a hand held weapon of some sort is considered a much lesser crime is beyond me.

Oh I somehow doubt if a man had run over his wife in this situation that we would see the same sentence.....

[Eric Mc]

You lot are demonstrating a vast ignorance of the law. Don't you reliase that killing somebody doesn't always result in a murder conviction?

A person can shoot, stap, bludgeon, strangle or kill someone in all sorts of gruesome manners and STILL escape a murder conviction. It all depends on the circumstances of the incident and events leading up to it. To understand those events you need to have been in the court room for the entire trial listening to ALL the evidence - not a stripped down version revelaed by reporters.

[Jobbo]

Eric Mc said:

You lot are demonstrating a vast ignorance of the law. Don't you reliase that killing somebody doesn't always result in a murder conviction?

While you're correct, killing someone using a car seems only ever to result in a driving offence rather than murder or manslaughter.

[Eric Mc]

Jobbo said:

Eric Mc said:

You lot are demonstrating a vast ignorance of the law. Don't you reliase that killing somebody doesn't always result in a murder conviction?

While you're correct, killing someone using a car seems only ever to result in a driving offence rather than murder or manslaughter.

You have the evidence and statistics on hand to prove this statement, I suppose?

And don't forget that the standard of proof for a murder conviction is extremely high i.e. "beyond reasonable doubt".

[Jobbo]

The standard of proof for any criminal conviction is exactly the same.

It's anecdotal; I don't practise as a criminal lawyer. Here's a link with CPS guidance: Clicky, but do bear in mind that CPS guidance does not necessarily reflect the full case law.