The accused was charged with two counts of assault with a weapon and two counts of assault causing bodily harm arising from an incident on July 30, 2016, at Caribana Day in Toronto.
The Crown relied on eyewitness identification evidence from the two victims, forensic evidence of blood on the accused's clothing, and prior identification evidence.
The court found significant frailties and inconsistencies in the eyewitness evidence, including poor memory, intoxication, stress during the incident, and discrepancies between witness accounts and other evidence.
The court determined that the eyewitness identifications were unreliable and that the forensic evidence, while establishing the accused's presence at the scene, did not establish his involvement in the assaults beyond a reasonable doubt.
The accused was acquitted on all counts.