Regina v Derby Justices, Ex P Director of Public Prosecutions: QBD 17 Aug 1999

The banging of a complainant’s head against a wall or part of a building by an assailant cannot constitute the use of a weapon. It was would be an abuse of language to hold that a part of a building could be a weapon.

Citations:

Times 17-Aug-1999

Statutes:

Offences against the Person Act 1861 20

Crime

Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.85220