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Originally Posted by alferret
So what if its the mail its no better or worse than any over tabloid.
Let me simplify it for you.
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Let me
simplify it for you.
The Mail seems to have an agenda. They appear to want people to think that the world is falling apart. They will, therefore, publish stories that reenforce this idea, and don't seem to publish any that don't.
Also, another point. It has been referred to the CPS. That is all we know. I see no evidence in that article that the Police or CPS are considering a Murder charge. The Mail is speculating about a Murder charge. In fact, it says later on that the shopkeeper was released on Police Bail. Does this happen if someone is charged with Murder? I am fairly certain it doesn't, and I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong..
Now: Time for me to correct myself.
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http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/section5/chapter_a.html#22
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Section 3
If a person charged with murder is granted bail, there is a mandatory bail condition which has to be imposed. Under section 3(6A) Bail Act 1976, a court that releases a defendant on bail when charged with murder must impose at least 2 bail conditions:
- a requirement that the defendant undergoes examination by 2 medical practitioners, one of whom has been approved for the purposes of s.12 Mental Health Act 1983; and
- a requirement that the defendant attends for examination when directed by the court.
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My reading of that is that a court may grant bail on a murder charge, but the person they are releasing would have to have been seen by a Psychiatrist (or other mental health professional) and a Doctor. The article mentions neither of them.