This decision addresses the reliability and credibility of witness testimony in a stabbing case where the accused, Tharsigan Ravichandran, was identified by the victim through a problematic photo line-up.
The court found that the Crown failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Ravichandran was the stabber due to inconsistent, unreliable, and contradictory witness evidence, including issues with the victim's identification and motives to lie among witnesses.
The accused was acquitted on both counts of assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm.
