However, if the later illness can itself be linked to the defendant’s breach, then there will be no break in the chain. In Meah v McCreamer (No 1) [1985] 1 All ER 367 the plaintiff suffered injury in a road accident which later led to him developing a personality disorder. This disorder led to the plaintiff committing various criminal acts including rape. As the disorder was linked to the original tort, it could not be said to break the chain of causation.