s39

• assault - s39 criminal justice act 1988
• assault def - putting a person in fear of immediate unlawful violence
• assault - actus reus - the act of putting the victim in fear - can be words or silence (tuberville v savage) (smith) (ireland)
• assault - mens rea - the d must either intend or be subjectivly reckless as to putting the victim in fear of immediate unlawful violence (cunningham) (mohan)
• battery - s39 criminal justice act 1988 - b
• battery def - applying unlawful force to the victim
• battery actus reus - act of applying the force - can be a slight push - no injury is required (dpp v k) (santa-bermudez) (dpp v t)
• battery - mens rea - the d must either intend or be subjectivly reckless as to applying force to the victim (mohan) (cunningham) b