Attempted Murder, Property Damage, and Subsequent Death Liability
Of his own was driving a pickup truck in front, by chance Mr. Haan disliked Mr. Hin, who was a capital loan perpetrator, therefore he drove a fast car to pursue him, intending to ram Mr. Hin’s car into the roadside canal to cause him to drown, causing the victim to believe it was an accident while Mr. Haan’s driving car was about to ram Mr. Hin’s car. Mr. Haan’s driving car struck a nail which exploded, causing the car to lose control and not ram Mr. Hin’s car. Instead, it crossed the median strip to the opposite side and collided with Mr. Hin’s shop building, causing significant damage to the building. At that time, Mr. Huay, who was standing on the balcony of the building’s sixth floor, witnessed the event and feared the building would collapse, causing him to fall to his death. As a result, Mr. Huay’s head impacted the ground and died instantly from the building. Subsequently, two days later, Mr. Huay’s shop building collapsed and crumbled.
Let it be adjudicated whether Mr. Haan is liable for any offenses, and why.
The fact that Mr. Haan intentionally drove his car to ram Mr. Hin’s car into the canal to cause him to drown constitutes Mr. Haan’s intent to cause harm to life. Simultaneously, he foresaw the result of causing Mr. Hin’s vehicle, which Mr. Haan was driving, to approach Mr. Hin’s car as he intended. This constitutes a crime, but it was not completed due to chance. The offense of attempted murder and attempted damage to property, according to Section 288 and Section 358 of the Penal Code, combined with .
The fact that Mr. Haan’s driving car lost control and collided with Mr. Huay’s shop building, causing damage, resulting in Mr. Huay jumping from the building to his death, is a case where Mr. Haan had the intent to commit a crime against Mr. Hin’s life and property, and failed to achieve the harmful result. It is considered that Mr. Haan caused the harmful result, and although Mr. Huay jumped, the death of Mr. Huay occurred due to Mr. Haan’s driving car colliding with Mr. Huay’s building, it is considered that the death of Mr. Huay is a consequence of Mr. Haan’s action.
The relationship between the action and the result of Mr. Haan’s killing of another person and causing damage to property, according to Section 28 combined with Section 60 of the Penal Code.