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R v Bernard Rebelo

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R v Bernard Rebelo
   
Issue: Whether a conviction for gross negligence manslaughter for supplying unsafe weight loss supplements that led to the death of a young woman with body dysmorphia who overdosed on them was safe; the correct direction on causation in the context of supplying such supplements to a person with mental health conditions.
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   2020/1152/B3
   
Neutral Citation:   [2021] EWCA Crim 306
   
Judge(s): Sharp P, William Davis and Picken JJ
   
Date: 44263