The accused was charged with threatening his former spouse with death on January 17, 2016.
The Crown's only evidence was the testimony of the complainant, who described an angry phone call and subsequent confrontation in her apartment building lobby during a child exchange.
The accused made the statement "What's not okay is you're not going to live to see your next birthday." The court found the complainant to be a credible and reliable witness and accepted her evidence.
The court applied the objective test for threats under the Criminal Code, considering the context of prior conflict between the parties and the complainant's reasonable fear.
The accused was found guilty of uttering a threat to cause death.
