Bail attack man 'loses memory'.A victim of attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. said he breached bail because the attack he suffered caused memory loss.Craig Whyte, 23, survived a horror beating in Edinburgh last year and his attacker was jailed for eight years. When Whyte, of Port Seton se·ton n. Material such as thread, wire, or gauze that is passed through subcutaneous tissues or through a cyst in order to form a sinus or fistula. seton 1. a thin woven fabric wick, 6 in × 0. , East Lothian East Lothian (lō`thēən), council area (1993 est. pop. 85,640), 262 sq mi (677 sq km), and former county, SE Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, the county of East Lothian became (1975) part of the new Lothian region, , was arrested at his mum's address in breach of a bail condition, he claimed the assault had left him with no short-term memory. His lawyer told Haddington Sheriff Court: "He suffered a serious head injury which resulted in him being in a coma for eight weeks. "He can remember things from when he was much younger but his short-term memory just leaves him altogether." Whyte pled guilty to breaching his bail conditions but was remanded for sentencing later. |
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