The WLR Daily case summaries
[2017] WLR (D) 537
Court of Appeal
Regina v Rose (Honey)
[2017] EWCA Crim 1168
2017 June 13; July 31
Sir Brian Leveson P, Haddon-Cave J, Judge Inman QC
Crime— Homicide— Manslaughter— Gross negligence manslaughter— Optometrist failing properly to examine patient’s eyes during sight test in breach of statutory duty of care— Patient dying five months’ later of hydrocephalus— Abnormality indicating possible hydrocephalus would have shown up on eye test— Assessment of reasonable foreseeability of serious and obvious risk of death— Whether appropriate to take into account what reasonable person in defendant’s position would have known but for breach of duty