The appellant appealed his 16-month sentence for assaulting his spouse, arguing the sentencing judge mischaracterized the offence and imposed a sentence outside the appropriate range.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding no error in the judge's characterization of the prolonged, brutal assault, which included violent entry into the home, assault in front of a child, and firing an arrow as the victim fled.
The sentence was deemed fit, particularly given it was the appellant's second conviction for spousal assault.
