Criminal Damage

Question 1

Criminal damage act 1971 section 1 (1)

Answer 1

A person who without lawful excuse destroys or damages any property belonging to another intending to destroy or damage any such property or being reckless as to whether any such property would be destroyed or damaged shall be guilty of an offende

Question 2

Criminal damage act 1971 section 1(2) damage endangering another’s life

Answer 2

A person who without lawful excuse, destroys or damaged any property, whether belonging to himself or another
Intending to destroy or damage any property or being reckless as to whether any property would be destroyed or damaged and
Intending by the destruction or damage to endanger the life of another or being reckless as to whether the life of another would be thereby endangered

Question 3

Criminal damaged act 1971 section 1(3) arson

Answer 3

An offence committed under this section by destroying or damaging property by fire shall be charged as arson

Question 4

Criminal damage act 1971 section 2

Threats to destroy or damage property

Answer 4

A person without lawful excuse makes to another a threat, intending that the other would fear it would be carried out
To destroy or damage any property belonging to that other or a third person or
To destroy or damage their own property in a way which they know is likely to endanger the life of that other or a third person

Question 5

Criminal damage act 1971- section 3

Possessing anything with intent to destroy or damage property or endanger life

Answer 5

An offence is committed by a person who has an article in their custody or under this control, intending without lawful excuse, to use it or cause or permit another to use it
To destroy or damage any property belonging to some other person or
To destroy or damage their own or users property in a way which they know is likely to endanger the life of some other person