The accused was charged with five offences arising from an incident on March 8, 2012: two counts of aggravated assault against his mother and her boyfriend, one count of resisting arrest, and two counts of breach of probation.
The central issue was the credibility of the mother's testimony, which changed dramatically between her testimony as a Crown witness and her testimony as a defence witness.
The Crown's evidence established that the accused assaulted both victims.
The defence argued that the mother's injuries were caused by the boyfriend slapping her, resulting in her falling against furniture.
The court rejected the mother's defence testimony as internally inconsistent, contradicted by her own earlier statements, and incongruent with physical and forensic evidence.
The court found the accused guilty of aggravated assault against his mother, assault causing bodily harm against the boyfriend, resisting arrest, and both counts of breach of probation.