The accused was charged with assault and assault with a weapon following an altercation with his sister at a triplex they shared.
The sister testified that the accused grabbed her by the hair, threw her to the ground, and hit her with the handle of an axe while making comments about the devil.
The accused testified that he only grabbed her to remove her from his apartment and denied using an axe.
The court applied the W(D) framework, accepted the sister's evidence as credible and reliable, and rejected the accused's version of events.
The accused was found guilty.
