Coincidence of AR and MR

What is the Coincidence Rule?

That the AR and the MR of a crime must occur at the same time

Fagan v Metropolitan Police Commissioner

D did not have MR when car initially stopped on the policeman’s foot but was formed when D refused to move it

R v Thobo Meli

MR can exist at some time during a series of events and does not have to be at the time of the act

R v Church

D’s conduct amounted to a series of acts which culminated in her death