The Crown applied without notice to adjourn a trial scheduled for the date of the hearing.
The accused was charged with Assault, Forcible Confinement, Failing to Comply with a Recognizance, and Mischief arising from an alleged altercation with his wife.
The Crown's primary reason for the adjournment was the lack of an available courtroom.
The complainant did not attend on the first day and was unable to remain on the second day due to childcare constraints.
The defence opposed the adjournment, citing restrictive bail conditions on the accused.
The court granted the adjournment, noting the systemic overbooking of trials in the jurisdiction and the practical impossibility of proceeding.
The court agreed to narrow the trial to one day instead of two and encouraged the Crown to consider amending restrictive bail conditions on consent.