CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2 · Question 9(b)

After a night out, Hamlet and Ophelia return intoxicated to their 10th floor apartment. Hamlet dangles Ophelia from the balcony to her delight, but she slips, falls to the ground, and dies several days later without regaining consciousness.

With reference to decided cases, explain Hamlet's criminal liability.