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Assault Causing Grevious Bodily Disease Charge - Lawyer / Solicitor Article.

Section 36 of Crimes Act 1900 states:
A person:
(a) who maliciously by any means causes another person to contract a grievous bodily disease, or
(b) who attempts maliciously by any means to cause another person to contract a grievous bodily disease, with the intent in any such case of causing the other person to contract a grievous bodily disease, is liable to imprisonment for 25 years.  

Maximum Penalty:  Assault Causing Grevious Bodily Disease - Law – Lawyer / Solicitor Article

What the Police Must Prove:  Assault Causing Grevious Bodily Disease - Lawyer / Solicitor Article

1. The accused caused another person to contract a grievous bodily disease.
2. The act was done maliciously.

It will be necessary for the Police in every offence to prove that the accused was the person who committed the offence. Click here to learn more about identification evidence.

Possible Defences:  Assault Causing Grevious Bodily Disease - Defences – Lawyer / Solicitor Article

1. Duress
2. Necessity
3. Self Defence
4. Intoxication

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