(AMBER) Assault occasioning ABH Flashcards
1
Q
Actus reus
A
Assault - assaults or battery
Occasioning - bringing the consequence
ABH - further harm caused
2
Q
R v Roberts
A
Touch girls clothes, jump out car
Reasonably foreseeable so need to prove foresaw
3
Q
R V Chan-fook
A
Locked in room
“Bodily harm” not limited to skin, it includes psychiatric injury
4
Q
R V Ireland
A
Silent phone calls
Psychological harm can amount to ABH
5
Q
DPP v Smith
A
Cut Hair
Applies to all parts of body
6
Q
Mens réa
A
Defendant is guilty even if he did not intend to cause injury
7
Q
R v Roberts
A
Mens rea for assault is enough
8
Q
R v Savage
A
No need to prove mens rea for causing ABH
