Assault occassioning Bodily Harm Flashcards
1
Q
Actual bodily harm is any harm that is calculated to interfere with the health and comfort of the victim
A
Miller
2
Q
Psychiatric harm can be ABH but it must be not so trivial as to be wholly insignificant
A
R V Chan Fook
3
Q
Loss of conscioussness even momentarily is ABH
A
T V DPP
4
Q
Cutting the victims hair can constitute ABH
A
DPP V Smith
5
Q
There is no need for there to be intention or recklessnes as long as there is ABH
A
R V Roberts
6
Q
Psychiatric harm could also amount to ABH providing it is more than mere emotions such as fear, distress or panic
A
R V chan fook
7
Q
R V Ireland
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the repeated silent phone calls caused the victim to suffer psychiatric harm
8
Q
R V Savage
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A verdict under section 47 simply required proof of an assault and actual bodily harm caused by the assault.
