what to expect?

[harla2]

ive recently been arrested for gbh section 18 and abh, ive had my interview and explained to them on my terms what happened, to cut the story short

i was recieving alot of harrasment for months from somebody which i had previously rowled with, anyway at the scene i was walking back to a car when the person shased me i then pulled a bar from the car when he was within meters from me and hit him with it once, we then wreslted on the floor for a few seconds and the person lent up to bite me as i held him down in retaliation i bit him back on the lip which caused him 37 stitchs, it tore through his lip, even if it is dropped to gbh, or abh? what can i expect from this? i have a caution in assault but no other convictions,

thanks

[boxtops]

Hitting a person with an iron bar, let alone biting his lip off, sounds serious to me.

[rsvp]

and your point is? -

[boxtops]

mine, or harla's?

[jackthehat]

http://www.cps.gov.uk...g_actual_bodily_harm/

[sandyRoe]

In England and Wales, an offence under section 18 is punishable with imprisonment life or any shorter term

[jackthehat]

http://www.cps.gov.uk...s_against_the_person/

[rsvp]

if the remark was directed at my post boxtops then I was (I thought) obviously replying to the op -

[ummmm]

So he didn't actually hit you at all?

[boxtops]

sorry rsvp, you never know!

[sandyRoe]

But, in mitigation, he only used the iron bar once. Showed remarkable restraint there. The judge will take that into consideration.

[rsvp]

xx :-) boxy

[cathfromsaron]

would think a custodial sentence.
what does your solicitor say?

[boxtops]

All of us keep a bar in our car, just in case, don't we? I'd have to pull off a bit of roofrack...

[harla2]

thanks for your reply guys, ill try and answer where i can,

Yes i only hit him once then dropped it afterwards, my solicitor says its to early to say yet were still waiting for evidence to come through i had months of harrassment from the victim but ive been told it wont be taken into account if it wasnt a homocide?? the guy was making remarks about a dead family member in the texts. i expect it will be in the paper when im convicted bailed till the 30th

i showed alot of remorse afterwards to his family etc and handed myself in will that help?
and if its dropped to gbh what can i expect then?

and no im not a great white shark things happen in fights i regret it alot and the caution was from a previous night on the Fosters in town im not a violent person so the judge will have to consider that too?

[harla2]

@jack the hat thanks for that link, helpful but im just trying to get a rough idea of on the term of events what im looking at so i can prepare myself

[Philtaz]

If I were a betting man my guess is they're gonna throw the book at you.....


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Wounding with Intent is serious, you could be looking at 18-24 months at least.

[harla2]

thank you for your answers