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Paramedics wearing personal protective equipment wheel a patient into the emergency department at Toronto s Mount Sinai Hospital on Sunday, March 29, 2020. Those who hold parties against health rules where people later die of COVID-19 should take note of the warning from a British Columbia judge that they could be charged with manslaughter, legal experts say.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young April 30, 2021 - 1:00 AM
People who break health rules by holding parties that lead to death from COVID-19 should heed the warning from a British Columbia judge about facing a manslaughter charge, legal experts say.
Prof. Lisa Dufraimont of York University s Osgoode Hall law school said manslaughter charges stem from an unlawful act that causes death and a foreseeable activity that could cause bodily harm.
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By Hina Alam
People who break health rules by holding parties that lead to death from COVID-19 should heed the warning from a British Columbia judge about facing a manslaughter charge, legal experts say.
Prof. Lisa Dufraimont of York University’s Osgoode Hall law school said manslaughter charges stem from an unlawful act that causes death and a foreseeable activity that could cause bodily harm.
“And if in fact it does cause someone’s death, as the judge said, then that could amount to manslaughter,” Dufraimont said in an interview Thursday.
“The judge is right about that.”
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