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Non-fatal Offences - Assault Occasioning ABH (AR: The act (:red_flag: R v…
Non-fatal Offences - Assault Occasioning ABH
S.47 OAPA 1861
AR:
an assault or battery that causes ABH
MR:
to intend or be subjectively reckless as to the assault/battery
NOT the ABH
AR: The act
:red_flag: Miller
ABH = any hurt or injury calculated to interfere with the health or comfort of the victim
:red_flag: T v DPP
a momentary loss of consciousness is sufficient for ABH
:red_flag: DPP v Smith (Michael)
the cutting of hair can amount to ABH, but it must be a significant/substantial amount of hair
:red_flag: R v Chan Fook
the ABH must not be so trivial as to be wholly insignificant
can include psychiatric harm, but not mere emotions
MR: Intention
:red_flag: R v Roberts
sustained ABH, it did not need to be foreseen
:red_flag: R v Mohan
:red_flag: R v Woollin
MR: Recklessness
:red_flag: R v Parmenter
no need to foresee this level of injury
:red_flag: R v Savage
no need for D to intend or be reckless to ABH
:red_flag: R v Cuningham
Maximum Sentence
triable either way offence
5 years imprisonment
may be a community order
considers mitigating and aggravating factors