ABH
ABH
Real World
In R v Chan-Fook (1994), the defendant aggressively interrogated a man he suspected of stealing his fiancée's ring, causing psychiatric harm. The Court of Appeal confirmed that ABH includes recognised psychiatric conditions, not mere emotions.
Exam Focus
State that ABH harm must be more than 'transient or trifling' and can include psychiatric injury — cite Chan-Fook.
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