The Applicant sought compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board for injuries sustained when he was unprovokedly punched in the face by a stranger at a bar while attempting to intervene in an altercation.
The offender pled guilty to assault causing bodily harm.
The Board found the Applicant was a victim of a crime of violence and awarded $9,000 for pain and suffering, plus $25 for hospital records.
Claims for loss of income, tuition fees, and other miscellaneous expenses were denied as they fell outside the Board's usual practice for compensation.
