Jordan Michael Howard

Dallas Ly was found guilty of second-degree murder of his mother.

This ruling determines his parole ineligibility period.

The court considered the nature of the offence, the offender's character, jury recommendations, and sentencing objectives.

Aggravating factors included the brutal domestic homicide, desecration of remains by decapitation, and discarding the body by the roadside.

Mitigating factors included no prior criminal record, undiagnosed mental health issues, and rehabilitation potential.

The court set the parole ineligibility period at 13 years, along with a lifetime weapons prohibition and DNA order.

The accused was charged with assault causing bodily harm after pushing the victim twice during an altercation in a shared residential home.

The accused admitted to using force but claimed self-defence.

The court found that while the first push may have been justified as self-defence, the second push was an act done in anger and not a reasonable act of self-defence.

The court determined that bodily harm was objectively foreseeable from the force used, and convicted the accused of assault causing bodily harm.