Consider what offences, if any, Aftab and Yolande have committed.

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Aftab and his girlfriend Yolande are members of an activist group called Foetus which is pledged to take direct criminal action, if necessary, as part of their campaign to abolish abortion. Aftab and Yolande agree a plan to assassinate the Home Secretary, Bill Jones, who has frequently spoken against the aims and methods of Foetus. They choose Christmas Eve as the date upon which they will achieve the most publicity for their organisation.

However, unknown to Aftab and Yolande, Bill Jones has taken a last minute skiing holiday in Europe. Bill has arranged to allow his identical twin brother, Fred Jones, to use his chauffeur driven limousine and stay in Bill’s country house during the Christmas period.

They lie in wait for Bill’s car in a dark lane, pull out in front of it and force it to stop. Yolande jumps out and fires a shot into the car. It misses Fred and kills the chauffeur, Charles. Terrified, Fred leaps out the other side of limousine. Aftab chases Fred who jumps over the parapet of railway bridge on to the track below and is immediately killed by a passing train.

Consider what offences, if any, Aftab and Yolande have committed.

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This case is most complex and involves several different law issues which I will examine thoroughly. Firstly I will examine the criminal liability of Aftab. He and Yolande have both conspired to kill Bill Jones which is an offence in itself. Section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 states that ‘if a person agrees with any other person or persons that a course of conduct shall be pursued which, if the agreement is carried out in accordance with their intentions…will necessarily amount to or involve the commission of any offences by one or more of ...

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