ABH

Question 1

ABH act

Answer 1

s.47 Offences Against a Person Act 1861

Question 2

ABH definition

Answer 2

any hurt or injury that interferes with with the health or comfort of the victim

Question 3

Actus reus

Answer 3

That of assault or battery, occasioning actual bodily harm

Question 4

Psychiatric

Answer 4

The harm can be psychiatric as in Chan Fook

Question 5

Factual causation

Answer 5

‘but for’ the D committing the act, they would not have suffered the ABH

Question 6

Legal causation

Answer 6

The D must be the operating and substantial cause meaning that there are no intervening acts which break the chain of causation

Question 7

Mens rea

Answer 7

Intent or recklessness