GBH/Wounding

Question 1

opening para

Answer 1

s20 - triable either way, max 5 years imprisonment

s18 - indictable, max life imprisonment

Question 2

wounding

Answer 2

JCC v Eisenhower - a break in the continuity of the skin.
internal bleeding does not suffice
skin includes inner lining of cheeks and lips

Question 3

GBH

Answer 3

• saunders - serious harm
• Burstow - psychiatric harm can be GBH provided that it is serious
  serious broken bones, lengthy medical treatment, permanent disability or disfigurement
• bollom - young/elderly makes injuries more serious
• brown and Stratton - if victim suffers more than 1 injury that can amount to serious harm it can be GBH

Question 4

inflict

Answer 4

same meaning as cause

• Wilson removed need for common assault
• dica - development of biological GBH
• mabanda - HIV
• Golding - herpes

Question 5

mens rea - s20

Answer 5

• mowatt - foresee some harm
• mohan - direct - embarks on commission to bring about the offence
• recklessness - Cunningham

Question 6

mens rea - s18

Answer 6

• nedrick - intend to cause serious harm
• intention only
• Mohan direct intention
• woollin - indirect intention - inevitable side effect - is death/serious injury a virtual certainty + did d appreciate this