The defendant appealed against his conviction for causing grievous bodily harm. The victim had been a 17 month old child who had received bruising and abrasions to her body arms and legs.
Held: The judge had been correct to say that what constituted grievous bodily harm had to be looked at in the context of the person harmed. It was not necessary to prove that the harm was life-threatening or dangerous or permanent. It was a decision for the jury. Such injuries would have been less serious on a grown adult, and the jury could properly allow for that.
Judges:
Woolf LCJ, Gibbs, Fulford JJ
Citations:
Times 15-Dec-2003, [2004] 2 Cr App R 6
Statutes:
Offences Against the Person Act 1891
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Golding, Regina v CACD 8-May-2014
The defendant appealed against his conviction on a guilty plea, of inflicting grievous bodily harm under section 20. He suffered genital herpes, but had unprotected sex and acknowledged acting recklessly. He said that the prosecution had failed to . .
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Crime
Updated: 12 May 2022; Ref: scu.189948
