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Originally Posted by Polly_45
More or less correct.Also with GBH the charge can be brought if you hit someone and break the skin.any sign of a bleed can also carry the charge of GBH,Actual covers a whole area and also with intended assault,The law change a couple of yrs ago and although the police could press charges they needed the victim to also agree to press charges,now the police can solely do it.
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The facts will be laid before the CPS and they will decide what charges can be brought against the accused.
Once a complaint has been made and the police think there is case to answer it is passed on to the CPS. They will decide the severity of the attack to decide GBH or ABH.