S.20 Infliction of GBH/Wounding Offences Against the Persons Act 1861 Cases

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  • Created on: 09-01-13 12:05
H M E C O X G H W R K F N T X H C A I Y
O B J V A C I M V M B D G T X M C D D S
P H F D G N O B Y E L T G F L I L P D G
T L R W X L U X B Q Y V D E D N J P O Y
Q W A G L R L O N O C T V V V O J V T G
B W W O S I A L F T F V R K F E J S J W
W Q B T W N G D M P I E O T T F I M X Y
K V O R V S A U N D E R S G O W R I M P
R W I B U Y F C W N J F F S O E D T Q T
J C C V E I S E N H O W E R T F U H K B
B B R G W W M J C E S F N N E P J U F F
T B Q R J J W T T C K Q E H O S F U K A
K J Q W F U D W S C I M U H I C V S D E
T H X B D U D C V C R O G W I N G F O W
W S F P V X I F G A K D E O S T M I E V
Y D H G N P F D P B Q L G H D Q Q K H O
W C N L C C O V N S V F Y B J P E Q R R
S V X E Q Q R W P R V C G G T H U G V X
M M L M D D P A V Y S D N J R X J C D Q
H Q J H Y M Q E H G P N M G M U N O D D

Clues

  • A wound is the breaking of both layers of the skin dermis and epidermis (3, 1, 10)
  • GBH means "really serious harm" (3, 1, 5)
  • HIV can amount to GBH (1, 1, 4)
  • HOL confirmed that Cunninghams meaning of recklessness applies to all offences in which the statutory definition uses the word 'maliciously' and decided that AR requires wound/GBH no requirement of foresight (D injured his baby V, threw in air) (1, 1, 9)
  • It was decided that serious psychiatric harm = GBH (Case with the D and short relationship with V who he then stalked) (1, 1, 7)
  • Jury can be directed to accept "Serious Harm" and drop the 'really' for S.20 (1, 1, 8)
  • Severity of injuries should be assessed according to V's age and health (V was a 17 month old child therefore injuries are considered serious) (1, 1, 6)
  • Threats can be condidered as a technical assault (D shouted threats to his wife, V who then jumped out of window) (1, 1, 5)

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