Battery cases

Collins v Wilcock

Police officer grabber a woman’s arm in the street, she was not under arrest, this was against PACE law and therefor a battery

R v Thomas

The D touched the bottom of a woman’s skirt and rubbed it - it was fund that touched someone clothes is equivalent to touching them.

DPP v Santa Bermudez

The defendant lied to a police officer telling them they didn’t have a needle during a search and it injured the police officer- G to battery by omission

R v Martin

D created panic in a theatre, caused a crowd of people to get injured, was found that there needn’t be a direct application of force - indirect battery.

DPP v K

D placed acid in a hand dryer, D was guilty of an indirect battery

R v Fagan

Continuing act - by not moving his car off of the police officers foot it was a continuing act and a battery.

AR for battery

Applying an unlawful force

MR for battery

Intention or recklessness to apply an unlawful force