The offender pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and several firearms offences after shooting his long-term domestic partner in the face with a homemade firearm.
The court considered the offender's prior record for domestic violence and the devastating, permanent injuries suffered by the victim as aggravating factors, while the late guilty pleas and pandemic-related pre-sentence custody were mitigating.
The court imposed a global sentence of 6.5 years' imprisonment, reduced to 30 months net after crediting 4 years for pre-sentence custody.
