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Offence title:
Wounding or grievous bodily harm with intent
Act:
33 Crimes Act (NSW)
Offence:
(1) Intent to cause grievous bodily harm – A person who
(a) Wounds any person, or
(b) Causes grievous bodily harm to any person
With intent cause grievous bodily harm commits an offence
(2) Intent to resist arrest – A person who
With intent to resist their, or another’s, arrest or detention commits an offence.
Penalty:
(1) Imprisonment for 25 years
(2) Imprisonment for 25 years
Summary/Indictable/mixed:
Indictable
Jurisdiction:
District or Supreme Court
How committed:
(1) Person A gets into a fight, in the course of the fight they smash a bottle and slash Person B’s face with it.
(2) Person A is in the process of being arrested, during a struggle they pick up a kitchen knife and stab a police officer.
Important note:
s.35 Reckless grievous bodily harm or wounding – is a statutory alternative verdict to this offence.
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