The defendant brought a motion to have portions of a witness's videotaped statement excised.
The witness was the defendant's 13-year-old daughter, and the Crown sought to introduce her videotaped statement pursuant to section 715.1 of the Criminal Code in a domestic assault case.
The defence objected to portions of the statement that went beyond the acts complained of, specifically comments about prior assaults and an assault occurring four years prior.
The court granted the motion in part, finding that preliminary comments about the relationship between the parties were admissible for context, but excising the discussion of the assault that occurred four years prior as it fell outside the scope of the charges.
