Legal Advice
Can bystander who stood and did nothing to help victim be charged for the crime?

Dear PAO,

Can a bystander be held liable as a co-conspirator in a crime? I saw on the news that a man, Z, will also be charged for killing X. It appears that W and Y are the ones who attacked X, which caused the latter's death. Z did not take part in the actual attack. According to the supposed witness, Z was at the place where the attack happened, and he just stood there and did nothing to help X. I believe for that reason alone, he is being implicated for the killing of X. Is that correct?

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