Our client was a father of three whose relationship with his former wife ended in 2022. Some time in 2023, our client’s former wife made a report to police over two separate incidents: alleged to have occurred over five years and two years prior.
He was subsequently charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and a threat to do an unlawful act. After reviewing the evidence, a submission was made to the prosecution to discontinue the threat charge on the basis that there was insufficient evidence to establish this alleged incident occurred. We offered instead, a plea of guilty to the assault charge, which was accepted and the threat charge was discontinued. Following the successful negotiation, our client was sentenced to a $500 fine, suspended for three months, and granted a spent conviction order.