Child born with lifelong damage after excessive drinking by mother is not entitled to criminal injuries compensation, court rules
A mother who inflicted lifelong damage on her child after drinking heavily during her pregnancy did not commit a criminal offence, the court of appeal has ruled.
Handing down the judgment, Lord Justice Treacy said the central reason for dismissing the appeal was that: “a mother who is pregnant and who drinks to excess despite knowledge of the potential harmful consequence to the child of doing so is not guilty of a criminal offence under the law if her child is subsequently born damaged as a result.”
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from Pregnancy | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1tIR26x
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