Key Point
- Cutting hair amounts to actual bodily harm under s47 OAPA
Facts
- D was woken up by girlfriend when he was asleep
- D climbed over her and forcefully cut off her hair
- D was convicted under S47 for assault occasioning actual bodily harm
Held (High Court)
- Appeal dismissed
- Cutting off a person’s hair during the course of an assault without consent amounts to actual bodily harm
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