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R v Kimber [1983] 1 W.L.R. 1118

By Oxbridge Law TeamUpdated 04/01/2024 07:03

Judgement for the case R v Kimber

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  • Defendant indecently touched Victim, a patient in a mental hospital, without caring whether or not she consented.

  • CA said that Defendant “couldn’t care less," i.e. didn’t even consider her feelings - NB Caldwell recklessness applied at the time so, on this basis, Defendant was found guilty. 

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