... will drop to s.20 Offences Against the Persons Act 1861, which is wounding or causing GBH without intent, where the penalty will be a maximum of 5 years. The injuries caused towards Jennifer would be most certain as she was wearing the coat. This was seen in Woolin (1997) and Nedrick (1986). Francis also assaulted Gurmukh. He used assault by threatening to hit him and tell his parents of his homosexuality if he didn't do as he wanted, which was too help him attack Jennifer's fur coat. In R v Contanza (1997), it was held that it was enough for the crown to prove a fear of violence, 'at the same time not excluding the immediate future'. The mens rea is clear as Francis threatens Gurmukh. In R v Savage (1991) D intentionally threw a glass of beer over V. However, she asserted that the glass accidentally slipped out of ...

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