grievous bodily harm
(strictly) Serious physical injury to a person.
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“Samuel Corner, 23, was found guilty by a majority of 11-1 of inflicting grievous bodily harm after striking Sgt Kate Evans twice in the back with a seven-pound sledgehammer fracturing her spine” but was cleared of th…
“Corner was also found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm after striking Sgt Kate Evans twice with a sledgehammer, fracturing her spine.” Wtf! Okay I’d like to see someone defend that
’Palestine Action activists guilty of criminal damage’ ‘Corner was also found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm after striking Sgt Kate Evans twice with a sledgehammer, fracturing her spine.’
Exactly - a serious assault - or in legal parlance ‘grievous bodily harm’ which the CPS notes “means really serious harm”.
Slightly incorrect reporting there on the #bbcpm news. Samuel Corner, was actually found guilty of grievous bodily harm. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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(strictly) Serious physical injury to a person.
““Samuel Corner, 23, was found guilty by a majority of 11-1 of inflicting grievous bodily harm after striking Sgt Kate Evans twice in the back with a seven-pound sledgehammer fracturing her spine” but was cleared of the more serious charge of grievous bodily harm *with intent*.”
— Bluesky· May 2026““Corner was also found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm after striking Sgt Kate Evans twice with a sledgehammer, fracturing her spine.” Wtf! Okay I’d like to see someone defend that”
— Bluesky· May 2026“’Palestine Action activists guilty of criminal damage’ ‘Corner was also found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm after striking Sgt Kate Evans twice with a sledgehammer, fracturing her spine.’”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Exactly - a serious assault - or in legal parlance ‘grievous bodily harm’ which the CPS notes “means really serious harm”.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Slightly incorrect reporting there on the #bbcpm news. Samuel Corner, was actually found guilty of grievous bodily harm. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(loosely) The criminal offence of causing grievous bodily harm.
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