GBH- S.20

• Act


  Offences against the persons Act, 1861, s.20
• Actus Reus

  "to wound or inflict grievous bodily harm"
• JJC v Eisenhower


  Wounding is any cut to the skin that bleeds
• DPP v Smith 


  Grievous means any serious harm
• R v Bustow 


  psychological harm
• R v Dica


  Disease
• Mens Rea 


  Need to foresee some harm, recklessly or intentionally