Tom Pittman

The accused was charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, and possession of a weapon following an altercation outside a nightclub where his estranged wife was slashed in the face with a knife, requiring 46 stitches.

The court weighed conflicting witness testimony, rejecting the accused's claim that an unknown man accidentally cut the victim while trying to attack him.

Finding the Crown witnesses credible and the accused's version a fabrication, the court convicted the accused on all counts.

Historical sexual offence trial arising from photography sessions connected to coming-of-age ceremonies for teenage girls in the Tamil community.

The court considered delayed disclosure, the assessment of adult testimony about events occurring in adolescence, and the application of the W. (D.) framework to flat denials by the accused.

The court acquitted on the counts involving one complainant because identity and reliability concerns created reasonable doubt, but convicted on the remaining counts after accepting the evidence of two complainants as credible and reliable and rejecting the accused's denials.

The court found the accused had the opportunity to commit the assaults during private studio sessions and that the totality of problems in his evidence did not raise a reasonable doubt.