If the consequence of the commission of an offence causes the offender to receive a heavier punishment, such consequence must be one that could ordinarily be expected to occur.
The defendant shot the victim, severing the spinal cord. The victim became paralyzed and died 9 months later from infection resulting from the wound. The Supreme Court held that the death was a natural and direct consequence of the shooting. A delay in death does not break the chain of causation where the death results from complications of the original injury, even if poor medical treatment contributed to the infection.
The defendant shot the victim, severing the spinal cord. The victim became paralyzed and died 9 months later from infection resulting from the wound. The Supreme Court held that the death was a natural and direct consequence of the shooting. A delay in death does not break the chain of causation where the death results from complications of the original injury, even if poor medical treatment contributed to the infection.
Disclaimer: The English translation is unofficial and for informational purposes only. The authoritative text is in Thai as published in the Royal Thai Government Gazette (Ratchakitchanubeksa).ข้อสงวนสิทธิ์: คำแปลภาษาอังกฤษเป็นคำแปลอย่างไม่เป็นทางการ เพื่อวัตถุประสงค์ในการให้ข้อมูลเท่านั้น ข้อความที่เป็นทางการเป็นภาษาไทยตามที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุเบกษา
