Points 2 Prove

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Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH)

s.47 Offences Against the Person Act 1861
Assault

Definition

Whosoever shall be convicted upon an indictment of any assault occasioning actual bodily harm shall be liable

Points to Prove

- Assault a person
- Thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm (ABH)

Powers & Punishment

Maximum sentence of five years imprisonment and/or a fine

Charging Codes

Crime Recording