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2 unusual facts about Grievous bodily harm


Grievous bodily harm

The words omitted at the end were repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1892 and the Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1893.

Maria Korp

On 16 February 2005 police charged Joe Korp, 47, and his mistress Tania Herman, 38, with the attempted murder of Maria Korp, conspiracy to murder, and intentionally causing serious injury.


Attempted murder

The mens rea (Latin for the "guilty mind") for murder includes an intention to kill or cause grievous bodily harm where there is virtual certainty of death resulting, whereas attempted murder depends on an intention to kill, and an overt act towards the homicide.

Craig Field

On 15 July 2012, Field was arrested and charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm after allegedly punching a 50-year-man outside a hotel in Kingscliff, New South Wales.

Edlington attacks

The two suspects pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent, to robbing one of the boys of a mobile phone and the other of cash, to two counts of intentionally causing a child to engage in sexual activity, and one additional charge of actual bodily harm relating to a previous incident involving another 11-year-old boy.


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Cleveland Campbell

Cleveland was arrested and charged with grievous bodily harm after an alleged altercation at the 21st birthday party of ex-Hollyoaks' actress Gemma Atkinson in Rochdale.