The accused was charged with assault causing bodily harm, assault, and possession of marijuana following an altercation at an after-bar party.
He pleaded guilty to the drug charge.
At trial for the assaults, the Crown witnesses testified that the accused grabbed the first victim by the hair, forced her head to the pavement, and then punched the second victim when she intervened.
The accused and his mother testified that the first victim fell while he was pulling her purse and that he punched the second victim in self-defence after she kicked him.
The court rejected the defence evidence as concocted and unbelievable, applied the W.D. test for credibility, and found the accused guilty on all counts.
