S20 GBH mindmap LAW 03
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- MALICIOUS WOUND OR INFLICT GBH
- S20 Offences Against the Person Act 1861
- maximum sentence: 5 years
- maliciously wound or inflict grievous bodily harm
- actus reus: wound or inflict grievous bodily harm
- Wounding
- breaking of two layers of skin EISENHOWER
- bleeding nose would suffice
- Inflict grievous bodily harm
- grevious harm = really serious harm SMITH
- serious harm will suffice SAUNDERS
- can be accumulated from number of small injuries in one attack BROWN & STRATTON
- injuries assessed according to victim's age and health BOLLOM
- infecting with disease = GBH DICA
- can be committed indirectly HALLIDAY or LEWIS
- psychiatric conditions = GBH BURSTOW
- Wounding
- mens rea: maliciously
- intended to inflict some harm or be reckless to whether such harm should occur CUNNINGHAM
- only has to intend or reckless to some harm for mens rea even though actus reus is serious harm MOWATT
- cannot be guilty of s20 if defendant hadn't foreseen risk of any harm PARAMENTER
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