AR for s47

• What is the actus reus of s47?

  The defendant commits an assault or battery occasioning actual bodily harm
• What are the three components of the actus reus of s47?

  Assault or battery, causes, actual bodily harm
• What is the 'Assault or battery' element of the actus reus of s47?

  Prove the defendant either committed an assault or battery
• What is a case for the 'Assault or battery' element of the actus reus of s47?

  R v Chan-Fook
• What is the 'Causes' element of the actus reus of s47?

  Normal rules on causation
• What is the 'Actual bodily harm' element of the actus reus of s47?

  Hurt or injury calculated to interfere with the health or comfort of the victim that does not need to be permanent but should not be so trivial (small) as to be wholly insignificant. Can include psychiatric injury and the cutting of hair
• What is a case that states that ABH can include psychiatric injury or the cutting of hair for the 'Actual bodily harm' element of the actus reus of s47?

  R v Chan-Fook
• What is a case that states that ABH is 'Hurt or injury calculated to interfere with the health or comfort of the victim' for the 'Actual bodily harm' element of the actus reus of s47?

  R v Miller
• What does the case of "R v Chan-Fook" tell us about ABH?

  Can include psychiatric injury and the cutting of hair
• What does the case of "R v Ireland" tell us about ABH?

  Can include psychiatric injury (from silent phone calls)
• What is a case that shows ABH can be psychiatric injury from silent phone calls?

  R v Ireland
• What case states that psychiatric injury must be proven/diagnosed?

  R v D
• What does the case of "R v D" tell us about psychiatric injury for ABH?

  Must be proven/diagnosed