The Crown applied for a preventative order under s. 810.2 of the Criminal Code against the respondent, who had recently completed a sentence for aggravated assault against an intimate partner.
The court first ruled on the admissibility of various documents in the Crown's application record, applying the 'credible and trustworthy' standard to exclude unproven allegations and an unsupported psychological assessment.
Based on the admissible evidence, including the respondent's extensive criminal record of domestic violence, the court found reasonable grounds to fear he would commit a serious personal injury offence and ordered him to enter into a recognizance.
