The accused faced charges of assault, criminal harassment, and assault causing bodily harm arising from two separate incidents involving a neighbour dispute over an allegedly illegal basement apartment.
In the first incident, the accused intentionally sprayed a tenant with a water hose while uttering racial slurs.
In the second incident, the accused confronted the landlord's son over the use of a garage, pushed him to the ground, and repeatedly punched him, causing a facial fracture.
The court dismissed the criminal harassment charge as the Crown failed to prove repeated unwanted communication, but found the accused guilty of both assault and assault causing bodily harm, rejecting his claims of self-defence and defence of property.
