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11 Terms
Where is s.20 GBH found?
s.20 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 (OAPA 1861)
What is the actus reus of s.20 GBH?
Malicious wounding or infliction of GBH
What is the mens rea of s.20 GBH?
Intention or recklessness as to some injury being caused
What constitutes a wound?
A break in the continuity of the skin (Eisenhower)
Examples of GBH
Permanent disability, broken limbs or bones, severe psychiatric injury (Burstow)
Where is s.18 GBH found?
s.18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 (OAPA 1861)
What is the actus reus of s.18 GBH?
Malicious wounding or infliction of GBH
What is the mens rea of s.18 GBH?
Intent to cause serious harm or intent to resist arrest (Morrison)
Factual causation
"But for" the defendant's actions would the victim have suffered the injury (Pagett)
Legal causation
The defendant's conduct must be more than a minimal factor in causing the injury (Kimsey)
Intervening acts
There must be no intervening acts which break the chain of causation (Jordan)