s18 GBH

Question 1

D of s18

Answer 1

Offences Against the Persons Act 1861
D inflicts a wound or GBH with the intention to cause serious harm or resist arrest (Morrison)

Question 2

AR of s18 GBH

Answer 2

Wound
A break in both layers of the skin (Eisenhower)
OR
GBH injury
Really serious injury (DPP v Smith)

Question 3

DPP v Smith

Answer 3

GBH is a really serious injury

Question 4

Eisenhower

Answer 4

A wound is a break in both layers of the skin

Question 5

Side rules of GBH

Answer 5

Dica - biological harm
Burstow - serious psychiatric injury
Accumulation of ABH injuries can amount to GBH (Brown v Stratton)
Vulnerability of the victim (Bollom)