Threatening to destroy or damage property
199 Threatening to destroy or damage property
A person who, without lawful excuse, makes a threat to another, with the intention of causing that other to fear that the threat would be carried out—
to destroy or damage property belonging to that other or to a third person, or
to destroy or damage the first-mentioned person’s own property in a way which that person knows will or is likely to endanger the life of, or to cause bodily injury to, that other or a third person,
is liable to imprisonment for 5 years.
A person who, during a public disorder and without lawful excuse, makes a threat to another, with the intention of causing that other to fear that the threat would be carried out—
to destroy or damage property belonging to that other or to a third person, or
to destroy or damage the first-mentioned person’s own property in a way which that person knows will or is likely to endanger the life of, or to cause bodily injury to, that other or a third person,
is liable to imprisonment for 7 years.
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