Grievous bodily harm

killing themselves in that present moment is. Based on the answers given, high acquired capability would include multiple suicide attempts or three of the following five symptoms: single suicide attempt, aborted attempt, self-injecting drug use, self-harm practices such as cutting, frequent exposure…

Over the Edge Each year, more than 35,000 people commit suicide in the U.S alone, no one can agree on a way to slow down these numbers (6). Think of suicide like a river leading to a waterfall. Beginning to have depressed thoughts or actions is at the mouth of the river. However suicidal thoughts would place you near the fall. People have tried suicide hotlines, therapy, and many other things. However, none of our leaders have decided whether to concentrate our efforts upstream to prevent…

relieved from the numbness or emotional pain (Bender). By feeling this relief, some become addicted to the viscous cycle and if they can not get any professional help it can get worse. Sometimes, after an extremely bad day, when the person goes to harm them self, may accidentally take it too far and die…

assault, by intentionally leading “someone to expect the (non-consensual) application to his body of immediate unlawful force.’ (Venna). Under section 18 of the Act, “wounding or causing grievous bodily harm with intent”, Sunita is fulfilling the mens rea element with the ulterior intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Although, Sunita did not directly cut Barbara’s forehead; her reaction was foreseeable. The argument that Sunita caused Barbara’s cut can be satisfied by the fact that Sunita’s act…

convicted of malicious wounding or malicious infliction of grievous bodily harm under s20 offences against the person act 1861 they must commit the Actus Reus and possess the appropriate Mens rea. The Actus Reus states that the defendants wound or infliction grievous bodily harm on the victim with or without a weapon. ‘Wounding’ means breaking all layers of the skin whereas ‘grievous bodily harm’ means really serious injury and includes both physical harm and clinically diagnosed psychiatric…

Tony would be charged with “Wounding or Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent” under section…

There are currently five non-fatal offences against the person which are contained within two statutes, namely the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) 1988 and the Offences Against the Person’s Act (OAPA) 1861, as well as being developed within common law. Firstly the law is not codified under one piece of legislation. As the law of non-fatal offences against the person cannot be found within one statute – this makes the law unnecessarily complex. This complexity can be hard for the jury to understand…

causing death is reasonably foreseeable. Causation is determined by measuring the probability and likelihood of the accused knowing the degree of risk of death or grievous bodily harm they could cause the victim. It is reasonable for Donny Doer to be at least aware of his actions having the possibility of causing Velma Victim grievous bodily harm due to the previous incident with his dog . The Boughey v The Queen case additionally established the risk must be ‘substantial’ and a ‘real and not…

Tom entered Doug’s apartment and verbally tells Doug he’s going to beat him badly, but the facts don’t show that Tom attempted to physically harm him or if there was any other threat that could justify shooting Tom. Therefore, based on Doug’s actions, and Tom’s lack thereof, malice aforethought can be established. Therefore, Dan may be convicted of murder. First Degree Murder First degree…

A recent study has found that ‘One Punch Assaults’ have cost 90 Australian lives since 2000, most fuelled by drugs and alcohol abuse. Due to the increase in Youth Violence, Queensland’s Newman Government, as part of its Safe Night Out Legislation Amendment Act, 2014 has introduced the offence of ‘Unlawful Striking causing death.’ This recently developed law has a tougher penalty than manslaughter because it eliminates certain defences that are available under the charge of manslaughter. In…