The accused was charged with assault causing bodily harm following a physical altercation with his partner's neighbour in a condominium courtyard.
The accused claimed self-defence, alleging he was responding to a threat made against his partner and a subsequent threat with a knife against himself.
The court rejected the accused's evidence regarding the knife and found that his response to the verbal threat was not reasonable in the circumstances.
The Crown successfully disproved the elements of self-defence, and the accused was found guilty.
