Saad Amjad

A young person was convicted of robbery contrary to section 343 of the Criminal Code following a planned, coordinated attack on a victim at a bus stop.

The victim was robbed of an expensive coat at knifepoint and suffered a concussion requiring hospitalization and causing him to lose his academic year.

The court imposed an 18-month probation sentence with ancillary conditions including firearms prohibition and DNA orders, accepting a joint submission from Crown and defence counsel despite noting that other sanctions would better meet the sentencing objectives under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

The court acquitted the defendant, A.C., of three counts of sexual assault, finding the evidence did not establish lack of consent beyond a reasonable doubt.

The court accepted the defendant’s evidence as credible and consistent, and found significant inconsistencies and credibility concerns in the complainant’s testimony.

The court also found the defendant guilty of mischief and failing to comply with an undertaking, in accordance with his plea.

The accused, C.D., was charged with sexual assault under section 271 of the Criminal Code, alleged to have occurred over a 12-year period during a common law relationship.

The complainant described a pattern of emotionally manipulative and non-consensual sexual activity, but was only able to provide specific details of three incidents at trial.

The court found that, while the accused's behaviour was manipulative and at times abhorrent, the evidence did not establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the complainant did not consent to the sexual activity in the three described instances, nor that the accused knew of any lack of consent.

C.D. was acquitted.