ABH (Actual Bodily Harm)

Question	Answer
R v Chan Fook (case facts)	D subjected V to questioning and locked him in a room. V feared D's return and injured himself when he fell trying to escape
R v Chan Fook (legal principle - 1 )	Harm cannot be so trivial as to be wholly insignificant
R v Chan Fook (legal principle - 2)	Psychiatric harm can be ABH
DPP v Smith (case facts)	D cut off v's (his girlfriends) pony tail
R v Smith (Legal principle)	Cutting off a person's hair without his/ her consent can amount to ABH
T v DPP (case facts)	V was chased by D. V fell and was kicked in the head. V briefly blacked out
T v DPP (Legal Principle)	Even a very short loss of consciousness can amount to ABH
R v Savage (case facts)	D aimed to throw contents of glass over V but accidentally allowed the glass to slip causing injury to V
R v Savage (legal principle)	D does not need to intend/ be reckless as to causing injury to v

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	Created by Yasmine King over 7 years ago