R v Roberts

Facts

A passenger jumped from Roberts's moving car. She said she did so because he made sexual advances and tried to pull off her coat. She was injured. He was convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Issue

Did her own act of jumping break the chain?

Held

No. The court held that causation was established.

Principle

A victim's foreseeable response to the accused's attack does not break the chain of causation.

Why it matters

It is the escape case. Blaue is the case where the victim's response is a refusal of treatment.

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