The appellant appealed his youth court convictions for offences including forced sexual intercourse, forcible confinement, and assault with a weapon against his ex-girlfriend.
The Court of Appeal found that the trial judge made several fatal errors in assessing the evidence, including improperly excluding the appellant's spouse's testimony as hearsay, admitting highly prejudicial hearsay evidence from a police officer, and applying a double standard in assessing the credibility of the complainant versus the appellant.
The appeal was allowed, the convictions were set aside, and a new trial was ordered.
