Aggravated Injuring

Question 1

Section and Penalty

Aggravated Injury

Answer 1

S191(2)(a) or (b) or (c) CA61

7 years imprisonment

Question 2

Ingredients

Answer 2

(a) With Intent to Commit or Facilitate the Commission of any Imprisonable Offence
OR
(b) With Intent to Avoid Detection of himself or any other person in the Commission of an Imprisonable Offence
OR
(c) With Intent to Avoid Arrest or Facilitate Flight of himself or any other person Upon the Commission or Attempted Commission of Any Imprisonable Offence
- Injures
- Any Persons

Question 3

Avoid detection

Answer 3

Offender causes the specified harm to prevent himself or another person from being caught in the act.

Question 4

Avoid Arrest or Facilitate Flight

Answer 4

To make possible or to make easy or easier.

The specified harm is caused to enable the offender(s) to effect their escape more easily , or to prevent their capture after the commission or attempted commission of an imprisonable offence.

Question 5

R v TIHI

Answer 5

In addition to paragraphs (a), (b) or (c), it must be shown that the offender either meant to cause the specified harm or foresaw that the actions undertaken by him were likely to expose others to risk of suffering it.

Question 6

R v WATI

Answer 6

There must be proof of the commission or attempted commission of a crime either by the person committing the assault or by the person whose arrest or flight he intends to avoid or facilitate.