Re: So, farewell, then...

On Sat, 03 Sep 2005, when I was considering the Great Exhibition of 2051, I'm
sure I was interrupted by Jo Lonergan saying ...
>
>On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 19:11:29 GMT, spambin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>(Tony Gardner) wrote:
>
>>While spitting out some home-made cheese, I heard Jenny M Benson
>><Jenny@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> say
>>
>>>I heard a few times this morning that a woman had been arrested for the
>>>murder of her son who died in a fire.
>>>
>>>Is that the same woman who I heard about a few days ago who's baby died
>>>in a fire and she was tied up and dialled 999 with her nose?
>>
>>AIUI, yes. Initially, it was reported that the mother of the dead
>>child had been tied up by two men who set fire to the house with her
>>and the baby in it. She had dialled 999 with her tongue (not nose,
>>but I'm sure we're talking about the same story). The police were
>>said to be looking for two men. The most recent news I heard is that
>>the Police had stated that they were no longer looking for two men and
>>that the mother had been charged with murder.
>>
>Sadly, not a surprise.

My surprise is the charge - when I studied law in the 1960s it was said that if
the victim was less than 12 months old the charge was invariably infanticide.
Does anyrat know what has changed, and when?


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