Criminal Law Revision Hangman on GBH
GBH Hangman
Clues:
1. GBH means really serious harm according to this case.
2. This case defined 'inflict' as meaning 'cause'.
3. This case set the mens rea for S.20 GBH as intention or reckless as to causing some harm.
4. The jury may take into account particular characteristics of the victim when assessing whether the injuries inflicted are sufficiently serious to amount to GBH according to this case.
5. In this case the defendant knowingly infected two women with HIV. They had consented to unprotected sexual intercourse but were unaware that he was infected.
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Criminal Law Revision Hangman on GBH
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