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Non Fatal Offences Against The Person

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A class of criminal offences known as Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person includes actions that cause harm or injury to another individual but do not result in death. These crimes can cause psychological as well as bodily injury, depending on how serious they are. Under criminal law, they are usually classified into a number of distinct offences, each with unique components, consequences, and levels of seriousness.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this chapter you should be able to define and apply both the mens rea and actus reus of the following offences:

  1. Assault;

  2. Battery;

  3. s47 Offences Against the Person Act - Assault occasioning actual bodily harm;

  4. s20 Offences Against the Person Act - Maliciously wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm; and

  5. s18 Offences Against the Person Act - Wounding or causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

  6. s24 Offences Against the Person Act - Administering a noxious substance with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy;

  7. s23 Offences Against the Person Act - Administering a noxious substance so as to endanger life.

Key Cases

Assault

Actus reus

Collins v Wilcock [1984] 3 All ER 374       

Fagan v Metropolitan Police Commissioner [1968] 3 All ER 442

R v Lamb [1967] 2 All ER 1282

Logdon v DPP [1976] Crim LR 121

Mens Rea

R v Constanza [1997] Crim LR 576

R v Venna [1975] 3 All ER 788

Battery

Actus reus

Collins v Wilcock [1984] 3 All ER 374

Haystead v DPP [2000] 3 All ER 890

Mens Rea

R v Venna [1975] 3 All ER 788

Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm

Actus reus

Donovan [1934] 2 KB 498

DPP v Smith (Michael) [2006] 2 All ER 16

R v Miller [1954] 2 All ER 529

R v Roberts [1971] Crim LR 27

Mens Rea

R v Savage, R v Parmenter [1991] 4 All ER 698

Inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm

Actus reus

JJC (a minor) v Eisenhower [1983] 3 All ER 230

R v Burstow [1997] 4 All ER 225

R v Brown & Stratton [1998] Crim LR 485

Mens Rea

R v Cunnigham [1957] 2 All ER 412

R v Mowatt [1967] 3 All ER 47

Wounding or Causing Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent

Mens Rea

R v Belfon [1976] 3 All ER 46

Poisoning

Actus reus

R v Gillard (1988) 87 Cr App R 189

R v Pollard [1992] HCA 69

Mens Rea

R v Hill (1986) 83 Cr App R 386

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A class of criminal offences known as Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person includes actions that cause harm or injury to another individual but do not result in death. These crimes can cause psychological as well as bodily injury, depending on how serious they are. Under criminal law, they are usually classified into a number of distinct offences, each with unique components, consequences, and levels of seriousness.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this chapter you should be able to define and apply both the mens rea and actus reus of the following offences:

  1. Assault;

  2. Battery;

  3. s47 Offences Against the Person Act - Assault occasioning actual bodily harm;

  4. s20 Offences Against the Person Act - Maliciously wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm; and

  5. s18 Offences Against the Person Act - Wounding or causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

  6. s24 Offences Against the Person Act - Administering a noxious substance with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy;

  7. s23 Offences Against the Person Act - Administering a noxious substance so as to endanger life.

Key Cases

Assault

Actus reus

Collins v Wilcock [1984] 3 All ER 374       

Fagan v Metropolitan Police Commissioner [1968] 3 All ER 442

R v Lamb [1967] 2 All ER 1282

Logdon v DPP [1976] Crim LR 121

Mens Rea

R v Constanza [1997] Crim LR 576

R v Venna [1975] 3 All ER 788

Battery

Actus reus

Collins v Wilcock [1984] 3 All ER 374

Haystead v DPP [2000] 3 All ER 890

Mens Rea

R v Venna [1975] 3 All ER 788

Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm

Actus reus

Donovan [1934] 2 KB 498

DPP v Smith (Michael) [2006] 2 All ER 16

R v Miller [1954] 2 All ER 529

R v Roberts [1971] Crim LR 27

Mens Rea

R v Savage, R v Parmenter [1991] 4 All ER 698

Inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm

Actus reus

JJC (a minor) v Eisenhower [1983] 3 All ER 230

R v Burstow [1997] 4 All ER 225

R v Brown & Stratton [1998] Crim LR 485

Mens Rea

R v Cunnigham [1957] 2 All ER 412

R v Mowatt [1967] 3 All ER 47

Wounding or Causing Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent

Mens Rea

R v Belfon [1976] 3 All ER 46

Poisoning

Actus reus

R v Gillard (1988) 87 Cr App R 189

R v Pollard [1992] HCA 69

Mens Rea

R v Hill (1986) 83 Cr App R 386

A class of criminal offences known as Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person includes actions that cause harm or injury to another individual but do not result in death. These crimes can cause psychological as well as bodily injury, depending on how serious they are. Under criminal law, they are usually classified into a number of distinct offences, each with unique components, consequences, and levels of seriousness.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this chapter you should be able to define and apply both the mens rea and actus reus of the following offences:

  1. Assault;

  2. Battery;

  3. s47 Offences Against the Person Act - Assault occasioning actual bodily harm;

  4. s20 Offences Against the Person Act - Maliciously wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm; and

  5. s18 Offences Against the Person Act - Wounding or causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

  6. s24 Offences Against the Person Act - Administering a noxious substance with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy;

  7. s23 Offences Against the Person Act - Administering a noxious substance so as to endanger life.

Key Cases

Assault

Actus reus

Collins v Wilcock [1984] 3 All ER 374       

Fagan v Metropolitan Police Commissioner [1968] 3 All ER 442

R v Lamb [1967] 2 All ER 1282

Logdon v DPP [1976] Crim LR 121

Mens Rea

R v Constanza [1997] Crim LR 576

R v Venna [1975] 3 All ER 788

Battery

Actus reus

Collins v Wilcock [1984] 3 All ER 374

Haystead v DPP [2000] 3 All ER 890

Mens Rea

R v Venna [1975] 3 All ER 788

Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm

Actus reus

Donovan [1934] 2 KB 498

DPP v Smith (Michael) [2006] 2 All ER 16

R v Miller [1954] 2 All ER 529

R v Roberts [1971] Crim LR 27

Mens Rea

R v Savage, R v Parmenter [1991] 4 All ER 698

Inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm

Actus reus

JJC (a minor) v Eisenhower [1983] 3 All ER 230

R v Burstow [1997] 4 All ER 225

R v Brown & Stratton [1998] Crim LR 485

Mens Rea

R v Cunnigham [1957] 2 All ER 412

R v Mowatt [1967] 3 All ER 47

Wounding or Causing Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent

Mens Rea

R v Belfon [1976] 3 All ER 46

Poisoning

Actus reus

R v Gillard (1988) 87 Cr App R 189

R v Pollard [1992] HCA 69

Mens Rea

R v Hill (1986) 83 Cr App R 386