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Court of Appeal dismisses an appeal against the severity of a sentence for assault causing harm and production of an article capable of inflicting serious injury, on the grounds that there was no error in principle in the original sentencing, affirming that the appellant's actions, including returning to the scene armed and initiating a violent altercation, warranted the imposed sentence; and the mitigating factors were considered, but the gravity of the assault and the injuries inflicted justified the sentence, with a partial suspension reflecting the mitigating circumstances.
Court of Appeal - assault causing harm - production of an article - Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 - Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 - severity of sentence - appeal - mitigating factors - moral culpability - suspended sentence - concurrent terms of imprisonment - error in principle - mental health issues - lump hammer - CCTV evidence - self-defense.
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