The defendant was charged with assault causing bodily harm, forcible confinement, and mischief following a domestic incident.
The court found the defendant guilty of assault causing bodily harm and mischief, but not guilty of forcible confinement.
The incident involved the defendant forcing open a bedroom door, preventing the complainant from leaving the apartment, and biting her during a struggle over a kitchen knife, which resulted in a cut hand requiring stitches.
The court rejected the defendant's claim of self-defence regarding the knife struggle, finding his actions constituted assault and that the damage to the door was intentional mischief.
