Assault By Beating

jorrdie | 22:08 Thu 05th Feb 2015 | Law

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I'm due in court tomo for assault by beating but I didn't even do anything my partner is the victim but has made no statement it was a neighbour trying to cause trouble my partner is coming with me tomo to let them no the truth just wounder in the likely outcome I have no previous offences thanks

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Charged With Gbh With Intent Section 18

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grasscarp

sorry jorrdie, but if you didnt do anything how is your partner a victim? If nothing was done there would not be a victim and a neighbour could not cause trouble. Is there something you are not telling us?
To ask people to guess at the likely outcome you need to tell us what happened.
And to say there are no previous offences suggests there has been one now.

Buenchico

'Assault by beating' is simply an alternative wording for 'common assault, which is the lowest level of assault charge. (Simply pushing someone very lightly or even ruffling their hair against their wishes in enough to constitute 'common assault').

From the limited information you've provided it seems very unlikely that the court would take the view that it's a 'Category 1' offence (where both 'harm' and 'culpability' are rated as 'high). If it's rated as 'Category 3' (with both of those factors 'low') you'll almost certainly just be fined (plus costs plus a £25 'victim surcharge'). If it's 'Category 2' you could still just face a fine but you might be given a Community Order (i.e. unpaid work) instead.

See pages 213 to 215 here:
http://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/MCSG_web_-_October_2014.pdf