The Crown applied for an order under s. 486.2(2) of the Criminal Code permitting the alleged victim to testify via closed-circuit remote testimony outside the courtroom.
The accused faced charges of attempted murder and criminal harassment.
The court granted the application, finding that the threshold of necessity had been met based on evidence of the victim's severe trauma, anxiety, and fear resulting from the violent attack and preceding harassment.
The court considered the victim's age, the nature of the offences, the relationship between the parties, and the victim's emotional state as demonstrated through testimony from the investigating officer and a victim services counselor.
