Can a defendant be charged with an unlawful assault for striking a plaintiff in the face with his fist?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sindaco v. Stupka, 1977 CanLII 319 (BC SC):
In McIntyre v. Moon, supra, the plaintiff had laid a charge against the defendant that the defendant did: “unlawfully assault the complainant by striking him in the face with his fist”.
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