Clearly, the first charge that could be issued against
these two men would be a charge of robbery. The two clearly took money from the old
woman through the use of force. That charge is essentially
indisputable.
A charge of murder could be brought, though
that one would be harder to prove. The basic issue would be whether the men could
reasonably have foreseen that their actions (which were clearly illegal) would lead to
the death of the woman. A prosecutor could clearly make a case that the men should have
known this. It is reasonable to assume that knocking an old woman (depending on how old
and frail she looked) to the pavement could well lead to her death. However, the
defense would surely argue that the men could not have intended or foreseen her death
and could not, therefore, be guilty of murder.
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