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    This document discusses different types of assault and bodily harm offenses under UK law. It defines the legal standards for assault, actual bodily harm (ABH), wounding, and grievous bodily harm (GBH). Assault requires apprehension of imminent violence but no contact. ABH involves injuries such as bruising or minor cuts requiring medical treatment. GBH entails more serious injuries like broken bones or permanent disability. Wounding legally requires breaking the skin, but minor wounds would not qualify as a section 20 offense. The maximum penalties are outlined for ABH (5 years imprisonment) and GBH/wounding (also 5 years imprisonment).

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    This document discusses different types of assault and bodily harm offenses under UK law. It defines the legal standards for assault, actual bodily harm (ABH), wounding, and grievous bodily harm (GBH). Assault requires apprehension of imminent violence but no contact. ABH involves injuries such as bruising or minor cuts requiring medical treatment. GBH entails more serious injuries like broken bones or permanent disability. Wounding legally requires breaking the skin, but minor wounds would not qualify as a section 20 offense. The maximum penalties are outlined for ABH (5 years imprisonment) and GBH/wounding (also 5 years imprisonment).

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    This document discusses different types of assault and bodily harm offenses under UK law. It defines the legal standards for assault, actual bodily harm (ABH), wounding, and grievous bodily harm (GBH). Assault requires apprehension of imminent violence but no contact. ABH involves injuries such as bruising or minor cuts requiring medical treatment. GBH entails more serious injuries like broken bones or permanent disability. Wounding legally requires breaking the skin, but minor wounds would not qualify as a section 20 offense. The maximum penalties are outlined for ABH (5 years imprisonment) and GBH/wounding (also 5 years imprisonment).

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    This document discusses different types of assault and bodily harm offenses under UK law. It defines the legal standards for assault, actual bodily harm (ABH), wounding, and grievous bodily harm (GBH). Assault requires apprehension of imminent violence but no contact. ABH involves injuries such as bruising or minor cuts requiring medical treatment. GBH entails more serious injuries like broken bones or permanent disability. Wounding legally requires breaking the skin, but minor wounds would not qualify as a section 20 offense. The maximum penalties are outlined for ABH (5 years imprisonment) and GBH/wounding (also 5 years imprisonment).

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    the weapon cannot fire see Logdon v DPPL19761.

    If V does apprehendthe threat of imminent violence,


    it does not matter whether he is frightened by it. He
    may relish the opportunity to teach D a lesson, and
    yet gtill be regarded as the victim of D's assault.

    Actual Bodily "Whosoevershall be convicted upon an indictment of


    Harm (ABH) any assaultoccasioningactual bodily harm shall be
    liable to imprisonment for not more than five years".
    Section 47
    Offences Against CPS Code
    the Person Act Actual bodily harm
    1851 loss or breaking of a tooth or teeth; temporary loss
    of sensoryfunctions(which may includeloss of
    consciousness); extensive or multiple bruising ;
    displacedbroken nose; minor fractures; minor, but
    not very superficial, cuts of a sort probably requiring
    medical treatment (e.9. stitches); or psychiatric
    injury which is more than fear.

    Wounding and "Whosoevershall unlawfully and maliciouslywound


    Grievous Bodily or inflict any grievousbodily harm upon any other
    Harm Sec 2O person, either with or without any weapon or
    instrument shall be guilty of (an offence) and being
    Section 2O convictedthereof shall be liable to imprisonment(for
    Offences Against a maximum of five years),"
    the Person Act
    1861 CPS Code
    Grievous bodily harm
    injury resulting in permanentdisabilityor
    permanent loss of sensory function; injury which
    results in more than minor permanent, vls,ible
    disfigurement; broken or displacedlimbs or bones,
    includingfracturedskull, compoundfractures,
    broken cheek bone, jaw, ribs etc; injuries which
    cause substantial loss of blood, usually necessitating
    a transfusion;and injuries resulting in lengthy
    treatment or incapacity.
    Woundingand GBHentail seriousharm but the
    injury need not be life-threatening,nor needit be
    intendedas such.

    CPS Code
    Wounds
    In law woundsrequire a breakingof the coa*inuity
    of the whole of the outer skin, or inner skin *vithin
    the cheek or lip. Ruptureof internal bloodvesselsis
    excluded. Minor wounds should not result in a
    section 20 charge.

    Moriartv v Brookes (L834) requires a wound which is

    3 of5 l0/l/200811:03PM

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