Grievous Bodily Harm

Question 1

What laws are used?

Answer 1

s18 or s20 Offences against the persons act 1861

Question 2

Definition

Answer 2

D must unlawfully and maliciously wound or inflict grievous bodily harm on V.

Question 3

GBH

Answer 3

Really serious har (DPP v Smith)
Bruising a baby (Bollam)
Requires hospital treatment (Dugdale & Furmstone - authors)
Less injuries combined (Brown & Stratton)
Biological harm (Dica)
Serious psychological harm (Burstow)

Question 4

Wounding

Answer 4

A break to the second layer of skin (Moriarty v Brookes)
Dog bites can be included if MR is present (Dume)
Does not include internal injuries unless they cause bleeding outside the body (JCC v Eisenhower)

Question 5

s18 MR

Answer 5

Intention to cause GBH
Direct intention - D has the intention to cause GBH (really serious harm)
(R v Belfon)

Question 6

s20 MR

Answer 6

Cause some harm
Intention to cause some harm (Mohan) can be oblique (Woolin)
Reckless to cause some harm (Cunningham)
D doesn’t need to intend or risk any serious injury (Savage)