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Case: R v Dear (1991)

Where a victim exacerbates injuries caused to themselves by the defendant, this will not break the causal chain where the victim ultimately dies from the injuries that were originally inflicted by the victim, even where worsened by the victim. There are effectively two causes of death.

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