domestic violence case--found guilty of s.88, 264.1, and forcible confinement of wife--offender assaulted wife with pipe, forced her into house to hide from authorities--no record, on house arrest for 34 months, remorseful--serious long standing injuries to victim--global sentence of 3.5 years
also sentenced on poss'n of weapon (88) and breaches--offender confined wife in house at knife-point
R. v. Power
2008 NLTD 6 (CanLII)
NL
SC
5 months
also sentenced for assault, uttering threats, and breaches--offender assaulted his wife on numerous occasions--offender would not let accused out of vehicle--global sentence of 16 months
offender also sentenced for assault causing and breach of probation--offender grabbed wife by throat and confined her in the vehicle--offender had 14 prior convictions for violence against women--joint recommendation
offender bound and gagged his mother-in-law and put her in the basement--victim was found and rescued by neighbour--appeal from sentence of 5 years
R. v. Savchenko
(2000), 191 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 225 (NLSC)
NL
SC
18 months
also sentenced for assault with a weapon, uttering threats, and unlawful entry--offender entered into victim's apartment and forced them into a car and drove with the victim at knife-point, victim escaped while car was stopped--offender had unrelated record
R. v. Rowe
(1994), 126 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 301 (NLSC)
NL
SC
3 months
offender also sentenced for uttering threats, dangerous operation, and assault with a weapon--offender confined wife in a vehicle
