... intent can only be ascertained from a consideration of his actions and the surrounding circumstances.... Other actions may indicate the accused intentions if there is no expressed intent present. The judge and jury must have regard to the full facts of the case. According to McWilliam J, intention may be inferred from recklessness: [A] reckless disregard of the likely outcome of the acts is not of itself proof of intent to [cause a particular result] but is only one of the facts to be considered in deciding whether the correct inference is that the accused had an actual intent to [cause that result]. Basically, if a person is so reckless as to their actions and as to whether or not these actions cause a particular result, then the likelihood is that an intention was present. The cause of human affairs is such that people, unless they are trained assassins or hit men who ...

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