offences against people

Question 1

define common assault

Answer 1

Section 39 Criminal Justice Act 1989

any act (verbal or electronical or written) which a person intentionally(deliberate) or recklessly(without due care) causes another person to apprehend (fear) immediate and unlawful personal violence

Question 2

Define Battery

Answer 2

Section 39 Criminal Justice Act 1989
they intentionally or recklessly apply unlawful force on another person.

Question 3

Actual Bodily Harm
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Answer 3

Section 47 offences against the person act 1861
any hurt or injury calculated to interfere with a person’s health or comfort and includes physical harm or shock

Question 4

define both Grievous Bodily Harm

Answer 4

Section 20 offences against the persons act 1861 –
Whoever shall unlawfully and maliciously wound or inflict any grievous bodily harm upon any other person either with or without a weapon or instrument shall be guilty of the offence (Lesser)

Section 18 offences against the persons act 1861 –
unlawfully and maliciously by any means whatsoever wound or cause any GBH to any person with intent to do some GBH to any person or with the intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detention of any person shall be guilty of an offence. more serious

Question 5

define Spiking

Answer 5

Section 24 Offences against the persons act 1861
unlawfully and maliciously administer or cause to be administered to or any poison or other destructive or noxious thing with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy such person

Question 6

define Racially or religiously aggravated

Answer 6

Section 29 crime and disorder act 1998
takes existing offences and sets out circumstances in which those existing offences become racially or religiously aggravated.
- Assaults
- Battery
- ABH