Recklessness
Recklessness
Real World
In R v G [2003], two boys set fire to newspapers in a bin behind a supermarket; the House of Lords held they were not reckless because they genuinely did not foresee the risk of the fire spreading.
Exam Focus
Use R v G to confirm the subjective test for recklessness — always state the defendant must personally foresee the risk, not merely that a reasonable person would have.
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