No physical injury and no physical contact with victim (V) = assault (s.39 Criminal Justice Act 1988).
• Causing = words or actions or both (Read v Coker, 1853). Can include written communication in any form or even silence (Ireland, 1997; Constanza, 1997; Ramos, 2000).
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