Assaults

Question 1

Section 20 offences against the persons act 1861

Answer 1

Grievous body harm

Whoever shall unlawfully and maliciously wound or inflict any grievous bodily harm upon any other persons either with or without any weapon or instrument shall be guilty of an offence

Question 2

Section 18 offences against the persons act 1861

Answer 2

Grievous bodily harm with intent

Whoever shall unlawfully and maliciously by any means whatsoever wound or cause grievous bodily harm to any person or with intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer of any person shall be guilty of an offence

Question 3

Section 16 offences against the persons 86

Answer 3

Threats to kill

A persons who without lawful excuse make to another a threat intending that the other would fear it would be carried out to kill that other or a third person shall be guilty of an offence

Question 4

Section 47 Offences against the persons act 1861

Answer 4

Actual bodily harm

A person is guilty of an offence who assaults any person, thereby occasioning him actual bodily harm

Question 5

38 Offences against the persons act 1861

Answer 5

Assault with intent to resist arrest

Whosever shall assault any person with intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer of himself or any other person for any offence shall be guilty of an offence

Question 6

Assaults on emergency workers act 2018

Answer 6

it is an offence for any person to unlawfully beat or assault an emergency worker who was acting in the exercise of functions as such a worker’

Question 7

Section 89 (1) police act 1996- Assault police

Answer 7

It is an offence for any person to assault or resist a police officer or any person assisting the officer in the lawful execution of his duty

Question 8

Section 89 (2) Police act 1996

Answer 8

Obstruct police

It is an offence to wilfully obstruct a police officer or any person assisting the officer in the lawful execution of his duty