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Threats to destroy or damage own property
Threats to destroy or damage own property
s.2(b) Criminal Damage Act 1971
Criminal Damage
⚖️ Definition
A person who without lawful excuse makes to another a threat, intending that that other would fear it would be carried out,-
(b)to destroy or damage his own property in a way which he knows is likely to endanger the life of that other or third person;
shall be guilty of an offence.
(b)to destroy or damage his own property in a way which he knows is likely to endanger the life of that other or third person;
shall be guilty of an offence.
📋 Points to Prove
- Threaten
- To destroy or damage own property likely to endanger life
- To destroy or damage own property likely to endanger life
⚖️ Offence Type
Summary
Either Way
Indictable
📄 Charging Codes
CD71044
📁 Crime Recording
PNC Recordable
Crime Report Required