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---Faceman
If someone died from a heart condition after a quarrel with his wife you could charge her with (involuntary) manslaughter.
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Yes but the last I heard, arguing was not a crime (unless it uses physical violence). I think that the man *should* be charged with manslaughter. There have been a number of incidents in the UK over the past few years where this has been the case (the last was when a man collapsed with a heart-attack while chasing a thief who had broken into his garage).
The fact of the matter is, if the prospective burglar had not attempted to break in, that old man would probably be still alive.
[ 09-10-2003, 03:10 AM: Message edited by: Skunk ]