Complaint was made as to the entry by police officers into premises seeking a knife.
Held: May LJ said: ‘The expression ‘saving life or limb’ is a colourful, slightly outmoded expression. It is here used in close proximity with the expression ‘preventing serious damage to property’. That predicates a degree of apprehended serious bodily injury. Without implicitly limiting or excluding the possible types of serious bodily injury, apprehended knife injuries and gunshot injuries will obviously normally be capable of coming within the subsection.’
Silber J, May LJ
[2009] EWHC 299 (Admin), [2009] 173 JP 215
Bailii
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 17(1)(e)
England and Wales
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Cited – Syed v Director of Public Prosecutions Admn 13-Jan-2010
The defendant appealed by case stated against his conviction for assaulting a police officer in the execution of his duty. Three officers responded to a report of a disturbance and entered his house despite his struggle. The officers purported to . .
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Crime, Police
Updated: 12 November 2021; Ref: scu.374370