The offender pled guilty to aggravated assault against his intimate partner and assault against her young son and a doctor.
The unprovoked, drug-induced attack left the partner with severe, permanent brain damage, requiring full-time care for the rest of her life.
The court considered the profound impact on the victims, the children who witnessed the attack, and the Akwesasne community.
Finding numerous aggravating factors and acknowledging the extreme gravity of the offence, the court imposed the maximum sentence of 14 years for the aggravated assault, plus a consecutive one-year sentence for the assault on the child.
