Hope [2025] EWCA Crim 855
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The appellant was convicted of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent and was sentenced to 9 years imprisonment. He went to the pub with his mum and her partner, Mr Bolton. An argument between the appellant and Mr Bolton escalated, he was seen to put Mr Bolton in…
A guilty plea was accepted to an alternative count of attempting to commit grievous bodily harm when what was thought to be a fractured eye socket turned out not to be. At the sentencing hearing, the guideline used was the one for assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The primary ground…