Key Point
- Losing consciousness amounts to actual bodily harm under s47 OAPA
Facts
- V was kicked by D while he was lying down, resulting in V becoming unconscious but not external harm was sustained
Held (High Court)
- Appeal dismissed – conviction upheld
- Causing the V to lose consciousness constitutes actual bodily harm within the terms of s47 OAPA as it is an injurious impairment of sensory functions
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