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Offender sentenced to 6.5 years for shooting domestic partner in the face.
The offender pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and several firearms offences after shooting his long-term domestic partner in the face with a homemade firearm.
The court considered the offender's prior record for domestic violence and the devastating, permanent injuries suffered by the victim as aggravating factors, while the late guilty pleas and pandemic-related pre-sentence custody were mitigating.
The court imposed a global sentence of 6.5 years' imprisonment, reduced to 30 months net after crediting 4 years for pre-sentence custody.
The court granted summary judgment making the children Crown wards without access due to parental substance abuse and domestic violence.
A summary judgment motion brought by the Children's Aid Society seeking a finding that two young children were in need of protection and an order making them Crown wards without access for the purpose of adoption.
The mother opposed the finding but agreed to Crown wardship with access.
The court found that the children were in need of protection due to exposure to domestic violence and parental substance abuse.
The court granted the motion for summary judgment, finding no genuine issue for trial.
The children were made Crown wards without access, as the mother failed to meet the statutory test for access to Crown wards under section 59(2.1) of the Child and Family Services Act.
