For assault occasioning bodily harm involving a one-minute assault with multiple punches causing relatively minor injuries (bruising, cuts, swelling), a starting point of 18 months' imprisonment is outside the appropriate range even with a relevant criminal history of violence. Where the offence is committed during the operational period of suspended sentences that are activated in full, allowance should be made for the cumulative effect when fixing the head sentence.
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