Grievous Bodily Harm s.20

Question 1

section … of the …

Answer 1

S. 20 of the Offences Against the Persons Act 1861

Question 2

Actus reus

Answer 2

Malicious wounding or inflicting GBH

Question 3

Dica

Answer 3

Spreading HIV

Question 4

Wound =

Answer 4

‘A cut or break in the continuity of all layers of skin’

- Not internal bleeding

Question 5

Inflicting =

Answer 5

V suffers serious harm

Question 6

Bollom

Answer 6

17 month old baby suffered serious bruising. The childs age was taken into consideration and so the charge was higher than battery

Question 7

Mens rea

Answer 7

Intention or recklessness

Question 8

Cunningham

Answer 8

Tore off gas meter which cause explosion and damage to houses

Question 9

Type of offence

Answer 9

Triable either way offence

Question 10

Examples

Answer 10

Broken bones, Fractured skull, Permanent disability, injury requiring lengthy treatment, psychiatric injury

Question 11

State the Law

Answer 11

S. 20 Offences against the persons Act 1861
Malicious wounding or inflicting GBH, Dica
Wound = ‘cut or break in all layers of skin’ Eisenhower
Inflict = V suffers serious harm, bollom
TEW offence
Broken bones, Fractured skull, permanent disability, lengthy treatment, psychiatric injury