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Robbery or stealing from the person in circumstances of aggravation
Offence title:
Robbery or stealing from the person in circumstances of aggravation
Act:
95 Crimes Act (NSW)
Offence:
Who
(a) Robs or assaults with the intention of robbing another, or
(b) Steals any chattel, money or valuable security from the body of another,
(c) In circumstances of aggravation
Commits an offence.
Penalty:
Imprisonment 20 years
Summary/Indictable/mixed:
Indictable
Jurisdiction:
District or Supreme Court.
How committed:
Person A demands Person B provide their wallet to Person A and at the time of making the demand Person A hits Person B and causes Person B actual bodily harm e.g a black eye.
Important note:
Robbery can be simply defined as: stealing from another person and at the time of stealing a threat of violence, or actual violence, is inflicted on the victim.
circumstances of aggravation means circumstances that (immediately before, or at the time of, or immediately after the robbery, assault or stealing) involve any one or more of the following—
(a) the alleged offender uses corporal violence on any person,
(b) the alleged offender intentionally or recklessly inflicts actual bodily harm on any person,
(c) the alleged offender deprives any person of his or her liberty.