The court applied a subjective test when asking whether the defendant intended the harm caused.
Citations:
(1961) 45 Cr App R 304
Statutes:
Offences Against the Persons Act 1861 46
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Fook, Regina v CACD 22-Oct-1993
The defendant appealed his conviction for assault. He had suspected a lodger of theft, and was accused of having assaulted him while interrogating him about it. He locked the complainant in his room, but he then fell whilst escaping through a first . .
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Crime
Updated: 23 June 2022; Ref: scu.245860