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Hypothetical Assault Causing Harm

  • 20-10-2011 2:58am
    #1
    Blandspot
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    Supposing a drunken argument out side a night club occured one night between a drunk guy and a drunk couple (male and female) and after a bit of bickering two of the males squared upto each other and drunk man no.1 threw a punch to drunk man no.2 and the lady friend stood in between to diffuse the situation and caught drunk man no.1's punch accidentally? She then falls to the ground and drunk guy no.2 go's to town on drunk guy no.1.

    After bouncers break it up the girl is taken to hospital and her injuries were to be a fractured skull (occipit, nondepressed and non displaced) and bruising to the eye socket. Now the fractured skull is due to the fall and she does not require surgery and is kept in hospital for observation. Guy no.2 has a bloody lip and suspects his tooth may be loose.. Now supposing they make a formal complaint against drunk guy no.1! Drunk guy no.1 does not make a complaint even though he sustained bruising to the face and skull and a concussion.

    Supposing he was charged with sec3 assault causing harm, has no previous record and was completely out of character on the night, what would one assume may be the outcome of this hypothesis if indictable???? how much compensation should one expect to fork out??


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  • #2
    Reloc8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,857 ✭✭✭Reloc8


    Forget hypothetical drunk 1 needs a lawyer.

    The case will go to the circuit court and drunk 1 if convicted faces the very real prospect of jail (max 5 years for s. 3 causing harm but looking at anything from 0 to 2).

    Compensation would want to be in the 000's not the 00's

    I stress this is in the event of a guilty plea or conviction by jury.

    Drunk 1 needs a solicitor.


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