Venus Sayed

The accused was charged with robbery, threatening damage to property, threatening death, and breaching probation and recognizance.

The Crown's case rested primarily on eyewitness identification by the robbery victim.

The defence challenged the reliability of the identification evidence, citing discrepancies in the victim's descriptions and procedural flaws in the photo lineup.

The court found the victim's identification credible and reliable, supported by circumstantial evidence including the accused's residence near the robbery scene and his arrest with the co-accused.

The court rejected the co-accused's testimony that a third party was the actual accomplice, finding it self-serving and unworthy of credit.

The accused was convicted on all counts.