The accused was charged with multiple firearms and threat-related offences after confronting tenants in his home with what appeared to be a handgun.
The central issue at trial was whether the Crown could prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the unrecovered item was a real firearm rather than an imitation, relying on video evidence and witness testimony.
The court found that the circumstantial evidence, particularly witness descriptions of the bullets, proved the item was a real firearm.
The accused was found guilty of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, pointing a firearm at one tenant, uttering a death threat to that tenant, possessing a firearm while prohibited, and possessing a loaded firearm without a licence, but acquitted of the remaining charges.
