What is the appropriate sentence for an assault?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. J.B., 2018 ONSC 5555 (CanLII):
In R v. Nensi, [2001] O.J. No. 5655 the accused was sentenced for an assault, an assault bodily harm, threatening death, assault with a weapon, etc. In total there were 10 incidents which included slapping, pinching, strangulation, a nasal fracture, an injured jaw, and an incident where the accused gave the victim a head-butt. I also found this case distinguishable due to the number of incidents and the severity of the injuries. The accused received a six month sentence.
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