The offender, an Indigenous woman, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and assault causing bodily harm against two different victims, one of whom was an intimate partner and the other a vulnerable Indigenous woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury.
The court balanced the Gladue principles under s. 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code, which address the systemic factors affecting Indigenous offenders, with the requirement under s. 718.04 to prioritize denunciation and deterrence when sentencing for violence against vulnerable Indigenous women.
The court imposed a total sentence of 3 years and 2 months, reduced to 2 years after credit for pre-sentence custody, along with restitution orders.
