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The court granted a conditional discharge for domestic assault causing bodily harm due to the accused's rehabilitation and severe collateral immigration consequences.
The accused pleaded guilty to domestic violence offences (assault causing bodily harm and uttering threats) after hearing evidence from the complainant and recordings entered into evidence.
The Crown sought a 90-day conditional jail sentence followed by one year of probation.
The defence sought a conditional discharge.
The court imposed a conditional discharge with 18 months of probation, finding that despite the domestic violence context and statutory aggravating factors, the accused's rehabilitation efforts, lack of criminal record, positive pre-sentence report, genuine remorse, and significant collateral consequences (inability to sponsor his pregnant spouse and impact on his business) warranted this disposition.
