Assault case could set precedent for Indigenous sentencing
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WARNING: contains graphic footage. The Supreme Court of Canada is considering a potentially precedent-setting aggravated assault case on how offenders should be sentenced when both the offender and victim are Indigenous.
Breakdown
- Supreme Court considers sentencing when both offender and victim are Indigenous
- Case involves Harry Cope's 2021 assault on Brittany Sack in Halifax 28s
- Cope's sentence reduced after appeal citing GLADU principles 1m 7s
- Crown attorneys argue for prioritizing deterrence of violence against Indigenous women 1m 29s
- Supreme Court decision will guide future cases involving Indigenous parties 1m 53s