The case confirms that an initial misdirection on the mental element in s 271(2) of the Criminal Code (applying an objective rather than subjective test) can be cured by a subsequent clear and correct redirection. It also confirms that directions on accident under s 23(1)(b) are not vitiated by references to 'the defendants' collectively where the judge has earlier directed the jury to consider each defendant's guilt separately. For sentencing, a five-year head sentence with parole at the halfway mark is within range for grievous bodily harm involving a thrown bottle causing life-threatening skull fracture and brain damage, after trial.
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