Case Names and Definitions of Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person

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  • Created on: 07-01-17 15:19
M A K X T N X J F D R P D Y I J N D T P V
I I F K D R X D T I O R R R W F H U D N W
J U Y R G R S Y T G R Q A E C H T U E K E
L F N V D Q C V X W U N W T S F E A F D H
H L O B Q R Q T M R B A D T D G Q R I Y X
X P S R M L C W U E E X O A E T N V N M N
O N N O I C O O X W U S O B E I T C I L H
T W I W X I L W U O X Q W F R R B U T P V
V S B N E N L P S H Y E V O B U J N I S C
H M O S J S I O R N G K L N V H K N O E E
W I D T T N N P A E U B L O S G S I N O E
H T E R D U S E U S A D E I Y V W N O H V
L H N A M E V W O I V O C T E K E G F E G
U V O T Q R W M J E O D A I L L F H A H R
Q C T T W B I K V V K G H N D U U A S E U
P S S O E Q L U S C Y W P I E X E M S J A
L W V N J Y C W P C B M L F M P Q S A Y D
N P R A X B O E I J X W A E S U J W U T U
W S P P T D C B X R K P P D X B J W L X P
K U P O M P K U T G F Y D K M W M T T Q V
S G O X X K V Q T J O U V A O R C H G X V

Clues

  • "Intentionally or recklessly applying unlawful force to another person" (10, 2, 7)
  • "Intentionally or recklessly causing the victim to apprehend the immediate application of unlawful violence" (10, 2, 7)
  • Assault example for immediacy - V apprehended violence in the near future (5, 1, 5)
  • Battery example for no injury needed - a police officer grabbed a prostitute's arm and she scratched him. Both could amount to a battery (7, 1, 7)
  • Duty Assumed for Another - Ds didn't take proper care of V and V died. Guilty of manslaughter by omission (1, 1, 5, 8)
  • Recklessness MR example - "the D can foresee that there is a risk from a consequence of their act/omission but takes the risk and goes ahead with it anyway" (1, 1, 10)
  • Strict Liability Offence example - caterpillar found in tin of peas and were convicted under the Food & Drugs Act 1955 (8, 1, 5)
  • Strict Liability Offence example - factory's tank overflowed and polluted a nearby river (9, 1, 8)
  • §20 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 - a combination of ABH injuries can amount to GBH (1, 1, 5, 8)
  • §20 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 - internal bleeding is not GBH and both layers of the skin must be broken (3, 1, 10)

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