The accused was charged with assault causing bodily harm and breach of probation.
The Crown alleged that the accused aided the principal perpetrators by covering a security camera while they assaulted another inmate in a courthouse holding cell.
The accused did not testify.
The court found that the accused's conduct in positioning himself near the camera, witnessing the assault, and maintaining his hand over the camera while the beating occurred demonstrated both the actus reus and mens rea of aiding and abetting.
The court rejected the defence of duress, finding no air of reality to the defence based on the evidence presented.
The accused was convicted on both counts.
