s18 GBH

• 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.