Author: Shantelle Wallace

Case Summary – Serious Assault Person Over 60 (Road Rage Incident)

OFFENCES:               Serious assault person over 60 SOLICITOR:              Erin Mitchell COURT:                      Southport Magistrates Court DATE:                         April 2023 TRIAL/ PLEA:           Plea of guilty   FACTS Our client found themselves involved in a road rage incident and unfortunately, due to a ‘heat of the moment’ decision, they were ultimately charged with assaulting a person over 60, an offence that carries a maximum penalty of 7 years imprisonment.[1] Due to the serious nature of the charge, namely, that it involved an act of violence/ causing physical harm to another person, a sentence of imprisonment is not a last resort[2], even for a person with limited or no criminal history. By way of...