s18 GBH

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Cards (6)

  • Wounding or causing grievous bodily harm with intent
  • This offence is provided under: Section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861
  • This offence is also a statutory offence but this is an indictable offence and has a discretionary life sentence.
  • The actus reus of this offence is: unlawfully wounding or unlawfully causing GBH.
  • the law used in s20 is also relevant to s18
  • The mens rea of this offence is: Intention(direct or oblique) only to cause GBH. As outlined in Belfon/Taylor.