Assault causing bodily harm

21 cases with this offence

1. February 13, 2026
   R. v. Dermody, 2026 NSPC 7Assault causing bodily harm, Dartmouth. Judge Timothy G. Daley

   • Below the Crown's ask
   10 months custody going forward, then 12 months probation
2. December 2, 2025
   R. v. Falcitelli, 2025 NSPC 40Assault causing bodily harm, New Glasgow. Judge Del W. Atwood

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • No jail for a violent offence
   Conditional discharge with 24 months probation, including $6,000 restitution
3. October 30, 2025
   R. v. LeRoy, 2025 NSSC 360Assault causing bodily harm; Aggravated assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Forcible confinement; Robbery; Using a firearm in the commission of an offence; Pointing a firearm, Sydney. Justice D. Timothy Gabriel

   • On release at the time
   Long-term offender: 10 years imprisonment (counts concurrent, consecutive to sentences already being served), then a 10-year long-term supervision order; lifetime firearms prohibition
4. July 28, 2025
   R v. Cormier, 2025 NSSC 260First degree murder; Assault causing bodily harm, Halifax. Justice Christa M. Brothers
   Life imprisonment, no parole for 25 years; 90 days concurrent for assault causing bodily harm

   Life sentence
5. July 25, 2025
   R. v. Wood, 2025 BCSC 2038Assault with a weapon; Dangerous operation causing bodily harm, Chilliwack. Justice Ardith Walkem

   • Below the Crown's ask
   11 months' jail, then 12 months' probation; 1-year driving prohibition
6. November 21, 2024
   R v. Himmelman, 2024 NSSC 411Assault; Assault causing bodily harm; Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling, Bridgewater. Justice Diane Rowe

   • No jail for a violent offence
   13 months conditional sentence (house arrest), then 1 year probation
7. November 7, 2024
   R. v. A.G., 2024 BCSC 2475Assault causing bodily harm; Sexual assault, Vancouver. Justice J. Miriam Gropper

   • On release at the time
   3 years in jail (less 740 days' credit), 6 months concurrent, then 2 years probation
8. October 24, 2024
   R. v. Kennedy, 2024 NSSC 326Assault causing bodily harm, Halifax. Justice John P. Bodurtha

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • No jail for a violent offence
   18 months conditional sentence, then 2 years probation
9. September 13, 2024
   R. v. C.M.F., 2024 BCSC 1740Assault causing bodily harm; Sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm; Forcible confinement, Nanaimo. Justice Carla L. Forth
   6 years in custody less 81 days' credit
10. June 5, 2024
    R. v. Hughes, 2024 BCSC 1103Assault with a weapon; Assault causing bodily harm; Forcible confinement; Extortion, Victoria. Justice Anita Chan

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    3.5 years concurrent on each count, less 598 days credit (net 679 days), then 12 months probation
11. April 29, 2024
    R. v. Clayton Blaise Young, 2024 NSPC 31Assault with a weapon; Assault causing bodily harm; Forcible confinement; Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; Theft $5,000 or under; Mischief to other property, Wagmatcook First Nation. Judge A. Peter Ross

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    Suspended sentence with 3 years probation (concurrent on the violence and weapon counts); 1 day jail deemed served on theft and mischief
12. July 17, 2023
    R. v. S.R.M., 2023 NSPC 33Assault; Assault causing bodily harm; Sexual assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Uttering threats to damage property, Sydney. Judge Shane Russell
    7 years imprisonment (5 years for sexual assault plus consecutive terms on five other counts)
13. July 6, 2023
    R. v. Pardy, 2023 NSPC 39Assault causing bodily harm; Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, Sydney. Judge Shane Russell
    12 months in custody, then 2 years probation
14. June 30, 2023
    R. v. Ordway, 2023 BCSC 1624Assault causing bodily harm, Nanaimo. Justice Wendy A. Baker
    18 months' incarceration, satisfied by 573 days of pre-sentence credit (time served), then 18 months probation
15. April 13, 2023
    R. v. Campbell, 2023 BCSC 753Assault causing bodily harm; Using an imitation firearm in the commission of an offence, Surrey. Justice Ardith Walkem
    22 months (660 days) jail, less 391.5 days' pre-sentence credit, then 24 months probation (joint submission)
16. March 7, 2023
    R. v. Yahia, 2023 BCSC 980Assault causing bodily harm, Burnaby. Justice Bruce Elwood

    • No jail for a violent offence
    3 months conditional sentence (first 45 days house arrest), then 12 months probation
17. July 15, 2022
    R. v. Gloade, 2022 NSPC 59Assault causing bodily harm, Truro. Judge Rosalind Michie

    • Below the Crown's ask
    14 months (420 days) incarceration, fully satisfied by 1,296 days of enhanced remand credit; lifetime s. 109 prohibition, DNA
18. June 22, 2022
    R. v. Thompson, 2022 NSPC 25Assault causing bodily harm, Dartmouth. Judge Theodore K. Tax

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    15 months conditional sentence (9 months house arrest, then curfew), then 15 months probation
19. June 17, 2022
    R. v. M.E.L., 2022 BCSC 1200Assault with a weapon; Assault causing bodily harm; Sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm; Forcible confinement, Vancouver. Justice Janet Winteringham

    • Below the Crown's ask
    Long-term offender: 7 years less 4 years pre-sentence credit (3 years remaining), then an 8-year long-term supervision order
20. April 1, 2022
    R. v. D.A., 2022 BCSC 1256Assault causing bodily harm, Trail. Justice Andrew P. A. Mayer
    12 months jail less 279 days credit, then one year probation
21. July 20, 2021
    R. v. Gerow, 2021 BCSC 2036Assault causing bodily harm, Chilliwack. Justice Wendy A. Baker
    90 days intermittent custody on weekends, probation to two years from sentencing, $10,000 restitution

Judges who sentenced this offence

• The Honourable Judge Shane Russell2 cases, leniency score 17
• The Honourable Justice Wendy A. Baker2 cases, leniency score 20
• The Honourable Judge A. Peter Ross1 case
• The Honourable Justice Andrew P. A. Mayer1 case, leniency score 16
• The Honourable Justice Anita Chan1 case
• The Honourable Justice Ardith Walkem1 case, leniency score 18
• The Honourable Justice Bruce Elwood1 case
• The Honourable Justice Carla L. Forth1 case, leniency score 12
• The Honourable Justice Christa M. Brothers1 case, leniency score 22
• The Honourable Justice D. Timothy Gabriel1 case
• The Honourable Judge Del W. Atwood1 case, leniency score 44
• The Honourable Justice Diane Rowe1 case, leniency score 23
• The Honourable Justice J. Miriam Gropper1 case
• The Honourable Justice Janet Winteringham1 case, leniency score 20
• The Honourable Justice John P. Bodurtha1 case, leniency score 29
• The Honourable Judge Rosalind Michie1 case
• The Honourable Judge Theodore K. Tax1 case, leniency score 45
• The Honourable Judge Timothy G. Daley1 case, leniency score 26

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