Hafeez S. Amarshi

The accused was charged with the first-degree murder of his wife and the attempted murder of his daughter following a stabbing in the family home.

At the preliminary inquiry, the Crown sought committal on first-degree murder based on planning and deliberation, as well as constructive murder via unlawful confinement.

The Crown also sought committal for attempted murder.

The court found sufficient evidence of planning and deliberation based on the accused's internet searches and statements prior to the offence.

The court also found sufficient evidence of unlawful confinement of both the deceased and the daughter.

Finally, the court found sufficient evidence of specific intent to kill the daughter.

The accused was committed to stand trial on first-degree murder and attempted murder.

A youth was charged with two counts of sexual assault and unlawful confinement arising from incidents on April 25 and June 2, 2017.

The Crown withdrew the charges related to the June 2 incident at the mid-trial stage.

The trial proceeded on the April 25 sexual assault allegation.

The complainant testified that the accused sexually assaulted her in a park by forcing vaginal intercourse against her will.

The accused denied the assault occurred.

The court found the complainant's credibility undermined by surveillance video evidence and inconsistencies in her testimony, and acquitted the accused.

The accused was charged with one count of sexual assault alleged to have occurred on an Air Canada flight from Toronto to New Delhi on October 28, 2016.

The complainant testified that while she was sleeping, the accused placed her hand on his erect penis.

The accused denied the allegations, claiming the complainant had fallen asleep with her head on his shoulder.

The trial judge found significant inconsistencies in the complainant's evidence, particularly when compared to the testimony of the Air Canada Service Director.

While the judge believed something occurred on the flight, the reliability of the complainant's evidence was undermined by multiple inconsistencies regarding the timing of the incident, how the flight attendant became aware of the complaint, and the nature of the touching.

The accused was acquitted due to reasonable doubt.

The applicant sought a judicial recount of votes cast in the Electoral District of Brampton Centre in the June 7, 2018 Ontario provincial election.

The applicant, who received 12,803 votes, lost to Sara Singh of the Ontario New Democratic Party, who received 12,892 votes—a margin of 89 votes.

The applicant raised five grounds for a recount: non-citizens voting, discrepancies between tabulation forms, irregularities in "Bingo Sheets" unreliable witness testimony regarding missing votes, and disparities in ballot rejection rates between manual and electronic counting methods.

The court dismissed the application, finding that the applicant failed to establish a prima facie case under section 71(1) of the Election Act.

The court held that while the threshold for establishing grounds for a recount is modest, the applicant must still present credible evidence that could affect the election outcome.