The 22-year-old first offender pleaded guilty to assault and assault by choking against his common-law partner.
The offences involved unprovoked, prolonged violence resulting in injuries.
The offender sought a conditional discharge to avoid deportation, as he lacked legal status in Canada.
The court held that while the collateral immigration consequences were significant, a conditional discharge would be contrary to the public interest given the gravity of the intimate partner violence.
A suspended sentence with probation was imposed as the minimum fit sentence.
