Offences against the person

The offences we will be covering are:

Assault

Battery

Actual Bodily Harm (ABH)

Grievous Bodily Harm and Wounding (s20)

Grievous Bodily Harm and Wounding with intent

(s18)

Assault An act or words which cause the victim to

anticipate that there will be some violence towards him.

E.g. A raised fist

Battery Application of force without the consent of

the other.

E.g. pulling on a woman’s skirt

Actual Bodily Harm Any assault which causes discomfort, hurt

or injury to another.

E.g. Small grazes and bruises

S20 Serious harm

Split into grievous bodily harm and wounding

E.g. GBH broken ribsWounding- stab wound.

s18 Same as s20 only with the intention to

wound or cause serious harm

Or an offence which involves violence towards police officers

We will also be learning some defences Insanity

Automatism

Intoxication

Consent

Self defence

Insanity Where someone has a “disease of the

mind” which means that they are not responsible for their actions

Automatism Where an external factor causes a person

to not be in control of their actions

Intoxication Not technically a defence

Where a person is under the influence of drink or drugs

Consent Where a person has allowed for the act to

be committed

Can only consent to certain acts

Self defence Where a person is only acting to protect

themselves or their property or to prevent a crime

How you will be learning this topic From least serious to most serious

Evaluation

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