Law - Non Fatals - GBH S.20
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- Created on: 26-10-15 19:02
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2. AR
- D unlawfully and maliciously wounds or inflicts any GBH
- D causes V to apprehend immediate unlawful violence
- Assault/battery causes some harm
- D applies immediate physical force
3. What happened in Lewis 1970?
- Grievous means 'serious'
- V suffered a servere depressive illness. Also, involved a psychiatric condition cause by an assault over the phone
- His wife broke her legs in an effort to escape him
- Frightened V that he jumped through a window and sustained serious injuries
4. What happened in Bollom 2004?
- Frightened V that he jumped through a window and sustained serious injuries
- Bruising could amount to GBH. It would be less serious on an adult in full health than on a very young child.
- Infecting someone with HIV is GBH. Couldn't use defence of consent as the consent of the women was not informed consent.
- V hit in the eye by an air gun bullet (GBH not wound), because the skin was not broken there was no wound.
5. What happened in Mowatt 1968?
- Bruising could amount to GBH. It would be less serious on an adult in full health than on a very young child.
- D does not have to intend or be reckless to serious harm just some harm
- Grievous means ' serious'
- Grievous means 'really serious'
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