llin 1998.
             In Hyam v Dpp (1974) Mrs Hyam became jealous of her lovers relationship, thus she poured petrol through Mrs Booth's letterbox and set fire to the house. Mrs Booth escaped but her daughters were suffocated by fumes. Mrs Hyam was charged with murder. The question put to the House of Lords was whether the mens rea required for murder was established, where the accused knew her act would result in death of serious bodily harm. The House of Lords accepted that the accused 'intends' the consequences of her actions if it is 'highly probable' that those consequences will arise from the actions. However no general agreement was met on how probable the consequences should be. Lord Hailsham used the terms 'inseparable consequences' and 'morally certain consequence' while Lord Diplock was happy to accept 'likely'.2 These judgements caused some confusion because it made intention difficult to distinguish from recklessness. Their Lordships wer
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