The Crown brought a dangerous offender application against the accused, who pled guilty to multiple domestic violence offences including criminal harassment, forcible confinement, and assault with a weapon against his former girlfriend.
The accused had a lengthy history of violence against intimate partners and multiple mental health diagnoses.
The court found that the accused met the criteria for a dangerous offender designation, noting a pattern of repetitive and persistent aggressive behaviour showing a failure to restrain his behaviour and a substantial degree of indifference to the consequences.
The court concluded that the risk could not be adequately managed in the community and imposed an indeterminate sentence.
