Grievous bodily harm acquittal by jury

Following a 3-day trial in the Perth District Court, the jury acquitted our 25-year-old client who had been charged with grievous bodily harm. It was alleged she had struck her husband in the face with an empty vodka bottle, causing serious injury. We argued self-defence. The question of reasonable doubt arose and the prosecution failed to disprove our argument. The jury rejected the husband’s version of events.