The Applicant sought compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board for physical and psychological injuries sustained during three assaults in her apartment in 2015.
The Board found that the Applicant was a victim of crimes of violence, having suffered a broken rib, cuts, and psychological harm after allowing drug dealers to use her apartment as a crack house in exchange for drugs.
However, the Board reduced the compensation award under sections 17(1) and 17(2) of the Compensation for Victims of Crime Act, finding that the Applicant's willing participation in the drug trade contributed to her injuries and that she failed to reasonably cooperate with police investigations.
The Board awarded a global sum of $4,000 for pain and suffering, plus $422 for travel and legal costs.