Blackmail is set out in S21 of the Theft Act 1968
'A person is guilty of blackmail, if with a view to gain for himself or another and with the intent to cause a loss, they make an unwarranted demand with menaces'.
Actus Reus:
Demand, which is unwarranted, and made with menaces
1. There must be a demand, the demand can take any form (Words, Email, Text). The demand does not even have to be made to the victim (discuission is enough) seen in the case of (Collister & Warhurst). A demand does not even have to be recieved by the vitcim, when a demand is made in the post, the demand is made the time it is posted (Treacy V DPP)
2. A demand is unwarranted unless the person making it does so in the belief that:
* They have reasonable grounds for making the demand
* The use of menaces ia a proper means of reinforcing the demand
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