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Originally Posted by andyl
Common assault. Same law to protect kids as anyone else.
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Which was never properly tested in court because, having been banned from living at home for six months, the poor bloke pled guilty just to get the nightmare over with.
It would be remarkably easy for a single smack on the backside to cause a small child's feet to leave the ground. They don't weigh very much. And I think the fact that it was a *single* smack, and not a good thrashing, should not be overlooked.
Perhaps if bail conditions had not been so draconian, the man might have felt more able to plead his case. We will never know.