A youth was charged with attempted murder, assault with a weapon, obstruction of justice, personation, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and two counts of failing to comply with a youth sentence.
The Crown conceded that attempted murder could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
The central issues were whether the Crown proved the identity of the assailant and whether aggravated assault was an included offence.
The incident occurred at a semi-formal high school party where the accused stabbed the victim following a confrontation in a washroom.
The court found the Crown proved the accused was the assailant beyond a reasonable doubt based on credible witness testimony and circumstantial evidence, but convicted on the included offence of aggravated assault rather than attempted murder.
