Points 2 Prove
The Ultimate Police Handbook
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)
- Thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm (ABH)
Powers & Punishment
Maximum sentence of five years imprisonment and/or a fine
Offence Type
Charging Codes
OF61102
Crime Recording
PNC Recordable
Crime Report Required