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(f) inflict grievous bodily harm upon some person; or
(g) done in an attempt to commit; or
(h) during or immediately after the commission;
(i) by the accused or some accomplice with him or her;
(j) of a crime punishable life, or 25 years, imprisonment.
Every other punishable homicide shall be taken to be manslaughter.
Penalty:
Murder - Imprisonment for life – this means the remaining term of natural life.
Manslaughter – Imprisonment for 25 years
Summary/Indictable/mixed:
Indictable
Jurisdiction:
Supreme Court
How committed:
Murder can be committed in very may ways. What is important to bear in mind, is apart from intending to murder someone, a person can be guilty if they intended only to very seriously injure the person and they die, or if a person dies whilst the accused is in the course of committing a very serious crime punishable by imprisonment for 25 years.
Important note:
The act or omission must be malicious to prove guilt.
There shall be no punishment if the death is caused by misfortune only.