R v Savage From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search R v Savage Court House of Lords Full case name R v Savage Decided 7 November 1991 Citation(s) [1992] UKHL 1, [1992] AC 699, [1992] 4 All ER 698, [1991] 94 Cr App Rep 193, [1991] 94 Cr App R 193, [1992] 1 AC 699 Court membership Judge(s) sitting Lord Keith , Lord Brandon , Lord Ackner , Lord Jauncey , Lord Lowry Keywords Assault R v Savage [1992] UKHL 1 [1] is a House of Lords case in English law on establishing mens rea of assault . Facts [ edit ] The defendant, Susan Savage, threw a beer over another woman, Tracey Beal, who was a former girlfriend of Mrs Savage's husband, in a pub on the evening of 31 March 1989. Mrs Savage had in her hand a full pint of beer before she threw the content over Miss Beal; in doing so the glass slipped from Savage's hand and cut Beal's wrist. The defendant claime...