An acquittal on attempted murder is not inconsistent with a conviction for doing grievous bodily harm with intent, as the jury is entitled to find an intent to hurt but not to kill. A sentence of five and a half years' imprisonment after trial for deliberately driving a motor vehicle into a person causing grievous bodily harm with intent, where the victim fortuitously suffered no permanent injury, is not manifestly excessive.
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