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The year and a day rule was an ancient rule of the common law which created a conclusive presumption that a death was not murder (or any other form of homicide) if it occurred more than a year and a day since the act (or omission).

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The case of Attorney-General's Reference (No 3 of 1994)1 arose from the stabbing by the accused of a young woman who, at the time, was 22-24 weeks' pregnant. ... It was then discovered that the foetus had been stabbed. After 121 days the child died from a lung condition.

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Triable either way, indictable or summary?

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Triable either way, indictable or summary?

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Murder is an indictable offence. It is considered so serious that it can only be tried on indictment.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indictable_offence

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The actus reus of murder is the unlawful killing of a human being in the Queen's peace.
https://www.e-lawresources.co.uk/The-law-of-murder.php

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Dr Bodkins Adams had administered a lethal dose of pain killers to a terminally ill patient. Held: "a life shortened by weeks or months is just as much murder as one shortened by years."

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The law of murder is set out in common law. The legal definition of murder is 'the unlawful killing of a human being in the Queen's peace, with malice aforethought'. ... The mens rea of murder is malice aforethought, which has been interpreted by the courts as meaning intention to kill or intention to cause GBH.
https://www.e-lawresources.co.uk/The-law-of-murder.php

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Murder is defined at common law rather than by statute - intent to cause death or serious injury unlawfully

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Murder-The no consent unlawful killing of another committed by the offender to the victim. https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/

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In this case the issue was that the women was stabbed whilst being pregnant and therefore the baby was injured too, and as the baby was in utero it caused an issue.

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The minimum time served in prison for an adult ranges from 15 to 30 years. For an offender under 18 the starting point is 12 years.

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The mens rea of murder is malice aforethought, which has been interpreted by the courts as meaning intention to kill or intention to cause GBH.

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Some offences such as murder and rape are considered so serious that they can only be tried on indictment at the Crown Court where the widest range of sentencing powers is available to the judge. ... When the accused is charged with an indictable-only offence, he or she will be tried in the Crown Court.

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The loss of control defence was introduced in response to concerns in relation to the defence of provocation.

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An indictable offence is an offence where the defendant has the right to trial by jury.
https://lawhandbook.sa.gov.au/print/ch13s04.php

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The defence of loss of control is a partial defence that may reduce liability for murder to manslaughter

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Loss of control is a defence only to murder, and if successful the defendant will still be guilty of manslaughter.

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R v Ahluwalia. The appellant poured petrol and caustic soda on to her sleeping husband and then set fire to him. He died six days later from his injuries. ... At her trial she admitted killing her husband but raised the defence of provocation however, the jury convicted her of murder.