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

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

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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