The accused was charged with aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit assault following a severe beating of a fellow inmate at a detention centre.
The Crown's case relied heavily on the testimony of an unsavoury witness (a former cellmate) and video surveillance.
The court found the witness's evidence unreliable due to his history of deceit and self-interest, and concluded that the video evidence was equivocal and supported other reasonable inferences besides guilt.
The accused was found not guilty on both counts.
