criminal damage
The offence of intentionally or recklessly destroying or damaging any property belonging to another without a lawful excuse (Criminal Damage Act 1971 s 1). There is also an aggravated offence in which the person causing the criminal damage intentionally or recklessly endangers the life of another by this damage. The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 created a racially or religiously aggravated form of the offence. The sentences vary between the various forms of offence. Related offences are those of threatening to destroy or damage property and of possessing anything with the intention of destroying or damaging property with it. Damage includes temporary impairment (R v Fiak [2005] EWCA Crim 2381, [2005] All ER (D) 103 (Oct)). See also arson.

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