Assault & Sexual Assault
Sometimes a situation gets out of hand – too much alcohol, wrong place, wrong time.
While assault charges, along with drink driving and drug offences, are some of the most common reasons for people to appear before a Magistrate, the sentences and outcomes for people charged with assault vary.
As the penalties can be severe, particularly under tough one punch laws, getting the right legal advice is critical and can be the difference between spending time in gaol or going home.
If you or a family member have been charged with the following speak to KK Lawyers first.
- One Punch Laws – assault causing death
- Common assault
- Breaching Apprehended Violence Order
- Domestic Violence
- Causing grievous bodily harm by unlawful or negligent act
- Reckless wounding
- Wounding with intent
- Assault Police
- Resist arrest
- Assault occasioning actual bodily harm
- Reckless wounding
- Causing grievous bodily harm by unlawful or negligent act
- On Punch Laws – assault causing death
- Indecent assault
- Act of indecency
- Obscene exposure
- Consent
- Sexual assault
- Aggravated sexual assault
- Intimidation
- Stalking
- Sexual Harassment
CASE STUDY
Our client, a licensed security guard working on Oxford Street for a licensed premise, had parked his car near the venue where he was working.
While outside on duty he noticed a male loitering around his car, placing his drink on the bonnet and generally using the car as a sofa.
He approached the male and asked him to leave. The male refused and challenged him to a fight and struck out at our client. Our client acted in self-defence causing the male to fall to the ground. The male sustained serious injury when he knocked his head on the footpath and was admitted to hospital.
A criminal record would have been the end of our client’s career, and with a young family to support he was devastated at the prospect of losing his security licence.
During the trial KK Lawyers presented a compelling case, not only raising self-defence but presented expert testimony, which resulted in the jury returning with a verdict of not guilty.
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