Not so random research question

[m31andy]

Oh help me, oh wonderful friendslist, I'm in a bit of a bind.

If a person were to be badly injured in the commission of a crime (say, for instance, joyriding in a stolen car...), would there be a police presence when the next of kin presents him/herself at the hospital? Obviously the injured party would be arrested if/when (s)he is in a fit state to be so. But in the meantime? How much of the nature of the crime would be related to the next of kin, if the joyrider was over the age of majority? Would this differ if the next of kin is not a blood relation?

Have things changed in the last twenty years? The incident I wish to write about is set in London in the early 1980s.

Thoughts? Facts? Ideas? Flames?

MTIA!

And yes, to those of you who think you know what I'm talking about. It's that fic.

Comments

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh, you mean "related to" as in told to! I read it as in be-connected-with... *headdesk* *g* Ooh, in that case, no idea. But it's a good question - maybe there's lawyers out there who're reading and can tell us... *g* I'll just be over there, sitting down quietly...

Oh google tells me that "# Your family or next of kin to be informed of your location" which imply that they don't have the right to be informed of anything else... Hmmn - and this happened in 2008 - but again it's sort of negative evidence... Probably not much help... I'm going over there now... *g*

[m31andy.livejournal.com]

Ah!

I hadn't thought to google. *is an idiot* Will try that now.