GBH s20

• AR

  where there is an unlawful wounding or infliction of grievous bodily harm
• MR

  intent or recklessness as to causing some harm
• Einsenhower

  a wound must break all layer of the skin
• DPP v Smith

  defines GBH as ‘really serious harm’
• Saunders

  changed the definition to ‘serious harm’
• Bollom

  severity of the injuries should be assessed according to the v’s age and health
• Burstow

  psychological harm can amount to GBH
• Dica

  biological harm can amount to GBH
• Parmenter

  MR for s20 is that the d must foresee the risk of/intend some harm