GBH Flashcards
1
Q
AR
A
Either…
1. 2.
Wound
Inflict grievous bodily harm
A wound is defined as a break in all layers of skin resulting in blood (Eisenhower) ‘Grievous’ harm means ‘really serious’ (DPP v Smith)
o GBH includes ABH type injuries on a vulnerable victim (Bollom)
o Multiple ABH type injuries can amount to GBH (Brown and Stratton) Bodily harm includes…
o Psychological injury (Burstow) o Biological harm, e.g. HIV (Dica)
2
Q
MR
A
intention or recklessness as to some physical harm (Mowatt)