Assault Offences

Question 1

Define the elements of

Aggravated Assault

Answer 1

With intent to

• Commit or facilitate imprisonable offence
• avoid detection of self/other
• avoid arrest or facilitate flight

Assaulted any person

Question 2

Aggravated Wounding

Answer 2

With intent to

• Commit or facilitate imprisonable offence
• avoid detection of self/other
• avoid arrest or facilitate flight

Wounds, maims, disfigures, or causes GBH to any person
OR renders person unconsciou
OR by any violent means renders any person incapable of resistence

Question 3

Aggravated Injury

Answer 3

With intent to

• Commit or facilitate imprisonable offence
• avoid detection of self/other
• avoid arrest or facilitate flight

Injured any person

Question 4

Male Assaults Female

Answer 4

Suspect is male

Assaulted a female

Question 5

Assault on Child

Answer 5

Assault against child under 14yrs

Question 6

Assault on Police

Answer 6

Assaulted any:
-police constable
-traffic officer
-correctional officer
Who was acting in the execution of their duty

Must prove intent to assault and obstruct

Question 7

Assault with a weapon

Answer 7

Assaulted any person

Using anything as a weapon
OR had anything with them in circumstances that prima facie showed an intent to uss it as a weapon

Question 8

Assault with intent to injure

Answer 8

Assaulted anybody

With intent to cause actualy bodily harm

Question 9

Common Assault

Answer 9

Assulted any person

Question 10

Illtreatment or neglect of child or vulnerable adult

Answer 10

Must:
-have actualy care or charge of the victim
OR a staff member of any hospital, institution, or residence where the victim resides

Intentionally:
-engaged in conduct
OR omits to discharge or perform any legal duty

Which is likely to cause suffering, injury, adverse effects to health, any mental disorder or disability to a child or vulnerable adult.

If it is a major departure from the standard of care to be expected of a reasonable person

Question 11

Failure to protect child or vulnerable adult

Answer 11

Must be:
Member of the same household
OR staff member of any hospital, institution or residence where victim resides

Had frequent contact with the victim and knew they were at risk of death, GBH, or sexual assault as a result of:
-an unlawfuly act of another
OR omission by another to discharge or perform a legal duty which is a major departure from the sgabdard of care expected of a reasonable person to whom that legal duty applies

Fails to take reasonable steps to protect the victim from that risk.

Must be over 18yrs.

Question 12

Disabling

Answer 12

Wilfully or without lawful justification or excuse

Stupified or rendered unconscious any person

Question 13

Discharging firearm or doing dangerous act with intent to cause GBH

Answer 13

With intent to cause GBH
-Discharged any firearm, airgun or similar weapone at any person
OR sent or delivered to any person, put in any place, any explosive or injurious substance or device
OR set fire to any property