The offender was found guilty of assaulting his wife and uttering threats to cause death to her and their three children.
The Crown sought a suspended sentence and three years' probation, while the defence sought a conditional discharge.
The court emphasized that denunciation and deterrence are paramount in intimate partner violence cases.
Finding that a conditional discharge was not in the public interest given the multiple offences, the presence of children, and the offender's attempt to control his wife, the court imposed a suspended sentence with three years' probation, a 10-year weapons prohibition, and a DNA order.
