Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Cases/Aggravated Assault

Generally

Case	Citation	Sentence	Summary
R. v Moller	2012 ABCA 381 (CanLII)	4 years	beat victim with beer bottle
R. v. Barnsdale	2012 MBCA 56	2 years	beat good friend in head with a shovel multiple times, caused crippling brain damage
R. v. Knott	2020 MBQB 105	Suspended	was party to a beating
R. v. Best	2019 NSCA 34	3 years	aggravated assault and break and enter
R. v. Neshinapaise,	2023 ONCJ 82	2.5 years	Caused severe brain damage
R. v. Merceica,	2020 BCPC 379	3 years	aggravated assault; throw hot liquid at someone in correctional facility.
R. v. Cox,	2018 NLTD 127 [1]	12 months	hit broke ribs, punctured one lung
Ahmad Ali Ali,	2021 MBCA 14 [2]	9 months	aggravated assault; broken jaw
R. v. MacDonald	2020 NSSC 281 [3] || 12 months ||permanent minor nerve damage
R. v. Cador,	2019 ABCA 379
R. v. C.R.D.	2023 ABCA 128	90 days inter.	breaking son's leg
R. v. Sayazie	2019 SKCA 14 [4]	3 years	spousal beating, caused permanent muscle damage; no record
R. v. Lambert	2020 NBQB 101	4.5 years
R. v. Ward	2020 BCCA 556	7 years	serious permanent damage to brain and body
R. v. Gaudet,	2020 NSPC 54 [5]	9 months with probation
R. v. Boachie,	2023 ONCA 342 [6]	23 mo (268) and 1 year (firearm)after 61 mo remand	19 year threatened 12 year old boy with handgun to head; extensive youth record
R. v. Menard	2016 BCCA 522 [7]	8 months	strike to head with wooden and metal objects
R. v. Sooch	2023 ABPC 260 [8]	4 years	23 year old; strangulation of girlfriend
R. v. Payne	2023 BCCA 541 [9]	8 years	extortion; struck with axe on head and hand
R. v. J. A.,	2023 BCPC 625 [10]	2 years less a day CSO
R. v. Ruksys	2023 ABCA 270 [11]	15 months	struck in the head, neck and arm until unconscious. Life threatening injuries.
R v. Armstrong	[2019] B.C.J. No. 1667 (S.C.)	8 years	assaulted two probation officers with a bat causing significant injuries; mental health history;
R.V.Morash	2005 skca	9 years	aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, break in enter- rendered victim unconcious and them brutally stomped head. Permanent brain damage.
R. v. Craig	2005 BCCA 484 [12]	2 years less a day	maiming
R. v. Ervin,	2003 ABCA 179
R. v. Gates	2002 BCCA 128 [13]		broken arm, a head wound requiring 18 stitches, split lip, black eyes, cigarette burns and bruises
R. v. Hulshof	2001 BCCA 308 [14]	4 years	robbery with knife; multiple cuts to face
R. v. Gagliardi	2000 ABCA 137
R v. Tusek	[1999] O.J. No. 3413 (C.A.)	4 years	stabbing customer in restaurant; age 19; no record
R. v. Chisholm	1998 CanLII 2740 (NS C.A.) [15]	6 months imprisonment	aggravated assault; drunken bar fight
R. v. Rasanen	1997 CanLII 3368 (BC C.A.) [16]	6 years	premeditated attack; bragged to friends about it.

Child victim

Case	Citation	Sentence	Summary
R. v. Nickel	2012 ABCA 158	3 years	put 9 month old's feet in boiling water
R. v. S.(M.J.)\	2006 ABCA 176	2 years less a day

Stabbing

Case	Citation	Sentence	Summary
R. v. J.R.	2012 BCPC 240	4 years	stabbing with knife in head, unprovoked
R. v. Sharma	2012 BCPC 176	4 years
R v Wilson	2012 ONCA 372	4 years	offender and co-accused stabbed vicctim 3 times in the back for an unpaid drug debt.
R. v. Haly	2012 ONSC 2302	36 months
R. v. Makhniashvili	2011 ONCJ 772	6 years	aggravated assault; two incidents of stabbing family members in abdomen
R. v. Wheeler	2011 CanLII 69366 (NL PC)[17]	4 years	stabbing in face
R. v. Ashley	2008 NSPC 11	2 years less a day CSO	aggravated assault; stabbing twice with a knife
R. v. Morgan	2008 NWTCA 12	3.5 years	3 stabs to the head
R. v. Craig	[2005] B.C.J. No. 2180 (C.A.)	2-3 years	stabbed ex-partner in abdomen
R. v. Taghiev	[2004] O.J. No.5519 (S.C.J.)	2 years less a day	stabbed acquiantence in back over dispute; positive background
R. v. Belisario	2002 BCCA 208 [18]	15 months	stabbing; no record
R v. Deesasan	[1996] O.J. No. 489	12 months	stabbing in bus; victim in hospital
R. v. Wu	[1994] N.B.J. No.96 (C.A.)	9 years	retribution stabbing of sleeping victim; injuries in multiple regions of body; no record
R. v. Khan	[1991] O.J. No. 1025 (C.A.)	8 years	unprovoked stabbing of stranger in subway; mental health issue; dated prior related record

Beating

Case	Citation	Sentence	Summary
R. v. Johnson	2012 CanLII 42709 (NL PC)	23 months	serious beating, broken limbs
R. v. Saraj	2012 ONSC 4339	3 years	beat a taxi driver with a pipe and fists
R v Elson	2012 ABPC 88	30 months	offender beat victim to unconsciousness
R. v. DeSilva	[2010] O.J. No. 4862 (S.C.J.)	2 years less a day	beating victim with a cane causing broken bones; victim was accused of sexually assaulting offender's daughter
R. v. McCowan	2010 MBCA 45 [19]	5.5 years	punches to face causing permanent disability
R. v. Desjarlais	2009 MBPC 45	2 years	hit with multi-tool causing lacerations to forehead, eyelid and leg all requiring sutures
R. v. Sidhu	2005 BCCA 178 [20]	3 years	punch and stomp to head after unconscious
R. v. Irwin	2004 BCCA 433 [21]	4 years	kick him and stomp victim into unconsciousness
R. v. Moroz	2003 ABPC 5 [22]	12 months CSO	struck on the head at least six times with a ball-peen hammer. Significant consumption of cocaine.
R. v. Hiscock	2002 BCSC 1772 [23]	8 years	victim beaten by gang, put in vegetative state.
R. v. Dunn	2002 CanLII 53265 (ON C.A.) [24]	9 years	attack until unconscious; long record of violence
R. v. D.L.	[2002] B.C.J. No. 1987 (SC)	6 to 7 years	random beating
R. v. MacLeod	1999 BCCA 420 [25]	3 years	brutal beating and sexual assault

Shooting

Case	Citation	Sentence	Summary
R. v. Michael Larmond	2011 ONSC 7170[26]	7 years	accused shoots victim while collecting a drug debt

Infection

Case	Citation	Sentence	Summary
R. v. Phelan	2012 CanLII 36207 (NL SCTD)	30 months	infected victim with HIV

See Also

• Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Cases/Homicide for attempted murder