SQE1 sample questions

Question 52

A woman holds a grudge against her former employer.

The woman goes to the former employer’s house intending to smash a window of the house with a brick. She sees a car on the drive of the house and realises that someone may be inside the house. She also realises that, if she throws the brick, the life of anyone inside the house could be endangered either by the brick or by flying pieces of glass resulting from the brick smashing the window. However, she does not intend to harm anyone or to endanger anyone’s life.

The woman throws a brick through the kitchen window. The window smashes and pieces of glass are thrown into the kitchen as a result. The son of the former employer is sitting in the kitchen. The brick flies past him and narrowly misses hitting him. He is cut by several pieces of flying glass, causing life threatening injuries.

Which of the following best describes why the woman is guilty of aggravated criminal damage?

A. She intended to throw the brick through the kitchen window and the son was injured by flying glass as a result.

B. She intended to throw the brick through the kitchen window and the son’s life was endangered by flying glass as a result.

C. She intended to throw the brick through the kitchen window and the son’s life was endangered by the brick as a result.

D. She intended to throw the brick through the kitchen window and was reckless as to whether a life would be endangered by the brick as a result.

E. She intended to throw the brick through the kitchen window and was reckless as to whether a life would be endangered by flying glass as a result.