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Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH)

s.47Offences Against the Person Act 1861

An assault or battery that causes actual bodily harm.

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Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) · Offences Against the Person Act 1861, s.47Card 05 / 09

Points to prove

  1. Assaulted (an assault or battery)
  2. Another person
  3. Occasioning (causing)
  4. Actual bodily harm