Criminal- GBH

Question 0

Wounding..

Answer 0

A wound is a break to the 2nd layer of skin (Moriarty v Brooks)
Internal bleeding isn’t a wound ( Eisenhower)
A wound can be a bleed out from an internal cavity (nose bleed)

Question 1

Actus Reus

Answer 1

Wounding or inflicting gbh on the victim

Question 2

Gbh…

Answer 2

really serious bodily harm (DPP v Smith)
Usually requires hospital treatment (Dugdale v Furnstone)
Can be physical, psychiatric, or clinical
Burstow- V suffered serious psychiatric harm from D
Dica- d had sex with 2 woman knowing he had given, this was serious clinical harm
Gbh can be inflicted indirectly (Burstow)

Question 3

Mens rea gbh(s20)

Answer 3

Intentionally or recklessly as to some harm
We need too only prove that d intentionally or recklessly wanted to cause some harm to V, not the serious harm that was produced

Question 4

Mens tea gbh(s18)

Answer 4

Intention to cause serious harm

Belfon- recklessness is never enough for section 18