S20 Wounding and GBH

Definition

When D intentionally and maliciously wounds or inflicts grievous bodily harm on another person, with or without a weapon, will be guilty of misdemeanour

Defined where ?

S20 Offence Against The Persons Act 1861

Unlawfully

Without defence

Wounds

Must be break in both layers of skin resulting in external bleeding

Case for wounding

Eisenhower

Inflict

To cause

Case for inflict

Burstow

Greivious bodily harm

Serious harm

Define “serious harm”

Any long term or permanent harm

Case for serious harm

Smith

Case for includes STD

Dica

Case for includes severe psychiatric harm

Burstow

Case for multiple ABH

Brown

Case for abrasions on a vulnerable victim

Bollom - baby suffered bruising to the abdomen- court held = GBH

Intention or recklessness as to causing….

Some harm, does not have to be serious

Case for some harm

Cunningham - “malicious” does not require any ill will towards person injured