The Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law
Chapter 6: Mens Rea
Page 6: Situations
Now meet Jan and her baby Dean.
Mom and baby
Dean has had a nasty cough all day, so Jan gives him a dose of her extra strength cough medicine.
Baby coughing, Mom reaching for bottle labeled “12+”
He stops breathing and is dead in minutes.
Grieving Mom, baby’s body in the background
