▁it ▁injured ▁the ▁child , ▁but ▁because ▁it ▁caused ▁the ▁child ’ s ▁prem ature ▁birth . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁applied ▁where ▁m ans la ugh ter ▁through ▁a ▁mid w ife ’ s ▁gross ▁neg lig ence ▁caused ▁a ▁child ▁to ▁die ▁before ▁its ▁complete ▁birth . ▁ ▁As ▁such ▁in ▁Att orney ▁General ' s ▁Reference ▁No . ▁ 3 ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁where ▁a ▁husband ▁st ab bed ▁his ▁pre gn ant ▁wife , ▁causing ▁prem ature ▁birth , ▁and ▁the ▁baby ▁died ▁due ▁to ▁that ▁prem ature ▁birth , ▁in ▁English ▁law ▁no ▁murder ▁took ▁place . ▁" U ntil ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁born ▁alive ▁and ▁acquired ▁a ▁separate ▁existence ▁she ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁the ▁victim ▁of ▁hom ic ide ". ▁The ▁requirement ▁for ▁murder ▁under ▁English ▁law , ▁involving ▁transfer ▁of ▁mal ice ▁to ▁a ▁fet us , ▁and ▁then ▁( not ion ally ) ▁from ▁a ▁fet us ▁to ▁the ▁born ▁child ▁with ▁legal ▁person ality , ▁who ▁died ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁at ▁a ▁later ▁time ▁despite ▁never ▁having ▁suffered ▁harm ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁with ▁legal ▁person ality , ▁nor ▁even ▁as ▁a ▁fet us ▁having ▁suffered ▁any ▁fatal ▁w ound ▁( the ▁injury ▁sust ained ▁as ▁a ▁fet us ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁contrib ut ory ▁cause ), ▁nor ▁having ▁mal ice ▁deliber ately ▁directed ▁at ▁it , ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁leg ally ▁" to o ▁far " ▁to ▁support ▁a ▁murder ▁charge . ▁ ▁However ▁they ▁did ▁note ▁that ▁English ▁law ▁allowed ▁for