Section 235: Where murder is charged and infanticide is proved

(1) Where a defendant is charged and tried for the murder of a newly-born child and it appears on the evidence that the defendant was not guilty of murder but was guilty of infanticide, the defendant may be convicted of infanticide.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section prevents a defendant who is tried for the murder of a newly-born child from being:
(a) convicted of manslaughter; or
(b) found guilty of concealment of birth; or
(c) acquitted on the ground that by virtue of an applicable law he was not criminally responsible, and dealt with accordingly or in accordance with this Act or any other law.