The appellant appealed his convictions and sentence of 15 years and 3 months' imprisonment followed by a 10-year supervision order for severe, long-term domestic abuse.
The amicus curiae conceded there were no arguable grounds for the conviction appeal.
On the sentence appeal, the amicus argued the trial judge failed to adequately consider the appellant's age and progressive dementia.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, noting expert evidence that the appellant posed a moderate to high risk to re-offend and that his dementia might stabilize with treatment.
The court agreed with the trial judge's characterization of the offences as the worst case of domestic abuse short of murder, concluding the sentence was fit.
