A client is acquitted of assault causing bodily harm in Québec

A client of our firm was charged with assault causing bodily harm. While the evidence relating to the fact that the woman had committed simple assault was overwhelming, the defence was convinced that the bodily harm claimed by the victim did not result from the act that our client had committed. After a tense cross-examination of the victim, the court acquitted the woman of the more serious offence – i.e., having caused bodily harm.