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Introduction Can be private nature, e.g. domesticdisputesor

Publiccharacter,e'g. such as fights during a political

demonstratibn, pub brawls, deliberate beatings OR

Mixture (e.g. a stalker harassesa number of women

in a neighbourhood).

"stalking" Frequently, the injury is a physicalone, but the

victim suffers mental harm requiring psychiatricor
psychologicalhelp providedthe injury is more than
simply panic, fear or distress;
R v Chan-FooklL9941"Bodily harm" was held in to
incfude psychiatric injury and also in R v lreland
l1gg71, R v Burstow 1t9971 R v Constanza[L9971
and in R v Dica QAOS\biologicalGBH (the
spreadingof HIV).

Protection From Harassment Act LggT provides

both criminal and civil redress in casesof
harassment.It containstwo principalcrimes
1. harassment(section2),
2. putting peoplein fear of violence(section4).

Assault and BatterY

Assault An assault is any act by which someone,

intentionallyor recklessly,causesanother personto
apprehend immediate and personal violence.
Spokenwords can amount to an assault R v Ireland
It9971as can silent Phonecalls.
Also includes:

shaking a fist at someone Stephens v

Myers (LB3O\
showinga gun Loqdonv DPP[19761
frightenedperson injured escapingR v
Roberts(L97L\

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