The defendant was charged with assaulting his pregnant wife by punching her in the stomach during her ninth month of pregnancy.
The Crown called the complainant who testified that the defendant punched her after an argument over car keys and delayed departure.
The defendant denied the assault, claiming he left to find alternative transportation due to frustration with the complainant's delaying tactics.
The court found the complainant's evidence credible and reliable, noting that most of her testimony was unchallenged by the defendant.
The court rejected the defendant's evidence as internally inconsistent, finding that his conduct on the day in question—leaving late on a holiday to find public transit, abandoning his pregnant wife, and departing without discussion—was unreasonable and indicative of guilt.
The defendant was found guilty of assault.
