The accused was charged with threatening to cause death to the complainant on March 21, 2015, during a heated dispute regarding custody of their eight-year-old child.
The complainant alleged the accused threatened to kill her and bury her body so it would never be found.
The accused denied making any death threat, claiming he only threatened legal action.
The trial court found the accused not guilty, determining that while the accused intended to bully and intimidate the complainant, the Crown failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a death threat was made.
The court found the complainant's evidence unreliable due to her highly emotional state, inability to recall exact words, and tendency to blur distinctions between threats of legal action and threats of death.
