Property Offences - Robbery

Question 1

What is the legislation for robbery?

Answer 1

Section 8 of the Theft Act 1968

Question 2

What type of offence is robbery?

Answer 2

Indictable only

Question 3

What is the definition of robbery?

Answer 3

If he steals and immediately at the time of doing so or before doing so and in order to do so uses force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force

Question 4

What does use of force on any person mean?

Answer 4

It must be a person that force is being used on. Threatening a pet will not suffice. The person must be able to comprehend fear e.g. threatening a baby would not suffice as the baby cannot feel fear. However, if a baby is picked up by a robber and threatened to be thrown, this would suffice as he has used force to pick up the baby.

Question 5

What does force mean?

Answer 5

Force has to be something more than snatching a cigarette out of someone’s hand

Does not have to be the person from whom the property is stolen that experiences the force e.g. can snatch a basket out of someone’s hand, transferring the force to the person