- Date, Time and Location of the Offence
- Identification of the Accused
- Address Use of Force Factors contained in Section 34 CCC
- Documentation of Injuries – “Bodily Harm”
- Who observed the injuries, where and how are the observations documented
- The injuries fit the legal definition of “Bodily Harm”
- Documentation – Assault with Weapon – paragraph (a)
- Paragraph (a) Assault with Weapon does NOT require that the victim suffer physical injuries that fit the definition of “bodily harm”
- Psychological Trauma – Crown will likely be inclined to charge with common assault if there are no injuries, therefore police will want to describe the extreme fear that the victim was put through by having a weapon used against them (placed to their head or throat). Law makers wrote this section to capture those events that are extreme and traumatizing enough to justify something more serious than a common assault.
- Evidence of Intent
- Drug or Alcohol Involvement
Links:
Statutory Wording for ABH or Aslt with Weapon
Factors from Section 34 in Plain English
Keywords: ABH,