The defendant was charged with assaulting his wife on July 14, 2009 and assaulting his son on February 6, 2011, both incidents occurring in the family home.
The court found the defendant guilty of assaulting his wife but acquitted him of assaulting his son.
The wife's testimony regarding the 2009 incident was found credible and corroborated by photographic evidence of injuries.
The son's testimony regarding the 2011 incident, while establishing that the defendant caused injury, was found to be consistent with an accidental rather than intentional assault, as the son had persistently crowded his father and the defendant was entitled to physically move him away.
