Katey Wall played dead to stop vicious attack by Matthew Atkins.

**Marv** · February 19th, 2012, 08:12 PM

http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2...horror-attack/

A 24-year-old nursery nurse today revealed how she played dead during a terrifying assault on a footpath in Shropshire.

Katey Wall said she thought she was going to die as Matthew Atkins punched her repeatedly in the head during the assault.

She revealed how she pretended to stop breathing to fool Atkins and bring the random assault in Bridgnorth to an end.

Atkins, 25, of Mount Pleasant Road, Dawley, Telford, today admitted unlawfully and maliciously wounding Miss Wall with intent to do her grievous bodily harm on July 30 last year.

Judge Peter Barrie, sitting at Shrewsbury Crown Court, adjourned the case for reports and further psychiatric evidence, until March 13. Atkins was remanded in custody.
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She said: “I started panicking and screaming and that is when he started attacking me, punching me . . . I was struggling and he had his hand over my mouth and the other hand over my nostrils.

“I fell to the floor and that is when he started hitting my head on the pavement. I thought he was going to kill me . . . At one point I pretended to stop breathing because I thought he might run away . . . Then I gasped for breath and he carried on getting more violent and angry.”

Matthew Atkins

**Tundratot** · February 19th, 2012, 08:34 PM

WTF was his problem?

**VXIII** · February 24th, 2012, 01:34 AM

sick fucker...

**malq** · February 24th, 2012, 01:46 AM

Wow! What is the typical penalty for this in the UK @ohmarvelousme! ?

**Marv** · February 24th, 2012, 04:05 AM

Originally Posted by malq

Wow! What is the typical penalty for this in the UK @ohmarvelousme! ?

A stern telling off and 2hours community service.

**malq** · February 24th, 2012, 04:12 AM

Originally Posted by ohmarvellousme!

A stern telling off and 2hours community service.

You are full of it, seriously?

**Marv** · February 24th, 2012, 04:32 AM

@malq people from my planet never joke. We have no sense of humour.

**Marv** · February 24th, 2012, 05:56 AM

Because I like you, @malq, and because I was bored and had nothing better to do:

http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/l_to_o/o...he_person/#a15

Unlawful wounding/inflicting grievous bodily harm, contrary to section 20 of the Act
This offence is committed when a person unlawfully and maliciously, either:

wounds another person; or
inflicts grievous bodily harm upon another person.
It is an either way offence, which carries a maximum penalty on indictment of five years' imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine. Summarily, the maximum penalty is six months' imprisonment and/or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.

Wounding means the breaking of the continuity of the whole of the outer skin, or the inner skin within the cheek or lip. It does not include the rupturing of internal blood vessels.

The definition of wounding may encompass injuries that are relatively minor in nature, for example a small cut or laceration. An assault resulting in such minor injuries should more appropriately be charged as Common Assault or, where a sentence of more than 6 months' imprisonment is likely, ABH. An offence contrary to section 20 should be reserved for those wounds considered to be really serious (thus equating the offence with the infliction of grievous, or serious, bodily harm under the other part of the section).
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The prosecution must prove under section 20 that either the defendant intended, or actually foresaw, that the act might cause some harm. It is not necessary to prove that the defendant either intended or foresaw that the unlawful act might cause physical harm of the gravity described in section 20. It is enough that the defendant foresaw some physical harm to some person, albeit of a minor character, might result: (R v Savage; DPP v Parmenter [1992] 1 A.C 699).

http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/l_to_o/o...common_assault

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B]Likely sentence
The offence of Common Assault carries a maximum penalty of six months' imprisonment. This will provide the court with adequate sentencing powers in most cases. ABH should generally be charged where the injuries and overall circumstances indicate that the offence merits clearly more than six months' imprisonment and where the prosecution intend to represent that the case is not suitable for summary trial.

There may be exceptional cases where the injuries suffered by a victim are not serious and would usually amount to Common Assault but due to the presence of significant aggravating features (alone or in combination), they could more appropriately be charged as ABH contrary to section 47 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. This would only be where a sentence clearly in excess of six months' imprisonment ought to be available, having regard to the significant aggravating features.

However, to reiterate, the presence of such significant aggravating features will not automatically mean that a charge of ABH should be preferred. The key determinant is the likely sentence that the court will pass.[/B]

Also:

http://www.grayandcosolicitors.co.uk...s-bodily-harm/

That's about the best I could do. And, of course, they have adjourned it for reports and ''further psychiatric evidence''. So he may be put away in a 'facility'.

**malq** · February 24th, 2012, 10:53 AM

I guess the bright side is the jails are probably not overflowing, the bad news is women are just a knats breath from having to wear a burka. that definition of grievous bodily harm does not inspire confidence.

**malq** · February 24th, 2012, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by Marv

@malq people from my planet never joke. We have no sense of humour.

Well I guess I will never show you my funny bone. :D

**Marv** · February 24th, 2012, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by malq

Well I guess I will never show you my funny bone. :D

Well, you are just a big ol' meanie.

**Obsolete** · February 24th, 2012, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by malq

I guess the bright side is the jails are probably not overflowing, the bad news is women are just a knats breath from having to wear a burka. that definition of grievous bodily harm does not inspire confidence.

WTF is a knat?