Serious Assaults Liabilities

Question 1

Wounds with Intent to Cause GBH

Answer 1

Section 188(1) CA 1961 - 14 yrs

• With intent to cause GBH
• To any person
• Wounds, maims, disfigures or causes GBH
• To any person

Question 2

Injures with Intent to Cause GBH

Answer 2

Section 189(1) CA 1961 - 10 yrs

• With intent to cause GBH
• To any person
• Injures
• Any person

Question 3

Strangulation or Suffocation

Answer 3

Section 189A CA 1961 - 7 yrs

• Intentionally or recklessly impedes another person’s normal breathing, blood circulation, or both,
• by doing (manually or using an aid) any or all of the following:
  (a) blocking the other person’s nose, mouth, or both or
  (b) applying pressure on or to the other person’s throat, neck, or both

Question 4

Aggravated Wounding or Injury

Answer 4

Section 191(1) CA 1961 - 14 yrs
With intent to:
(a) commit or facilitate the commission of any imprisonable offence,
(b) avoid detection of himself or any other person in the commission of any imprisonable offence,
(c) avoid arrest or facilitate the flight of himself or any other person upon the commission or attempted commission of any imprisonable offence
- Wounds, maims, disfigures or causes GBH to any person, OR
- Stupefies or renders unconscious any person, OR
- by any violent means renders any person incapable of resistance.

Section 191(2) CA 1961 - 7 yrs

• With intent to (a)-(c) above
• Injures
• Any person

Question 5

Wounds with Intent to Injure

Answer 5

Section 188(2) CA 1961 - 7 yrs

• With intent to injure any person OR with reckless disregard for the safety of others
• Wounds, maims, disfigures or causes GBH
• Any person

Question 6

Injures with Intent to Injure

Answer 6

Section 189(2) CA 1961 - 5 yrs

• With intent to injure any person OR with reckless disregard for the safety of others.
• Injures
• Any person