The offender pleaded guilty to robbery and assault while carrying a knife arising from a planned carjacking in an underground parking garage.
The offender approached a vulnerable victim, threatened her with a knife, and stole her vehicle before later being apprehended after a police chase.
The court considered significant aggravating factors including the use of a weapon, targeting of a vulnerable victim, and the offender’s leadership role in the robbery.
Mitigating factors included the offender’s youth, guilty plea, lack of prior criminal record at the time, and subsequent diagnosis of schizophrenia.
Finding no causal link between the mental illness and the offence but considering the offender’s circumstances, the court imposed a custodial sentence with probation and ancillary orders.
