Dr. Mejia

A 17-year-old youth was found guilty of attempting to murder his 8-year-old foster sibling by slitting the child's throat while the child slept.

The youth called 911 and turned himself in, acknowledging his intention to fatally harm the victim.

The victim survived by millimetres when the jugular vein was missed.

The court imposed a 27-month custody and supervision order under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, balancing the serious nature of the offence against the youth's troubled background, mental health issues, and prospects for rehabilitation.

The court granted credit for pre-sentence custody, addressing the statutory requirement to take detention into account and the principles of the YCJA.

The accused pleaded guilty to making available child pornography, two counts of surreptitiously observing and recording a person who could reasonably expect to be nude, accessing child pornography, and possessing child pornography.

The offences occurred between January 1, 2008 and December 2, 2011.

The accused had accumulated thousands of images and videos of child pornography, including images depicting prepubescent children engaged in sexual acts.

The accused also secretly recorded his thirteen-year-old nephew in a bedroom and bathroom.

The Crown sought a three-year penitentiary sentence, while the defence sought twelve to eighteen months.

The court imposed a twenty-three-month jail sentence followed by three years probation, with ancillary orders including SOIRA registration, DNA order, and a prohibition order under section 161 of the Criminal Code.