abh

Question 1

r v roberts

Answer 1

d not need forsee any injury

Question 2

r v chan fook

Answer 2

bodily also incl. psychiatric

Question 3

r v miller

Answer 3

any hurt or injury calculated to interfere with the health or comfort of a victim

Question 4

r v byrne

Answer 4

'’abnormality of the mind’’ was changed to ‘‘abnormality of the mental functioning

Question 5

r v thabo meli

Answer 5

murder can be a continuous act

Question 6

r v vickers

Answer 6

intention to cause gbh is sufficient to establish the mens rea for murder

Question 7

r v latimer

Answer 7

transferred malice

Question 8

r v dica

Answer 8

d infected v with hiv knowingly

Question 9

r v burstow

Answer 9

serious psychiatric harm can amount to bodily harm under the oapa 1861

Question 12

r v bollom

Answer 12

when assessing the seriousness of injuries for the purposes of gbh, age and vulnerability of v should be considered

Question 13

r v dowds

Answer 13

voluntary intoxication, whether from alcohol or other substances, could not establish a defence of diminished responsibility under the law

Question 14

r v kay

Answer 14

if the abnormality of mental functioning would’ve arisen regardless of intoxication then dr is possible