aggravated assault
Not the first time baby suffered brain trauma, doctor suggests
KAMLOOPS – An infant victim in an assault and neglect case suffered head injuries from “violent forces” and it wasn’t the first time, a B.C. Children’s Hospital pediatrician suggested today. Dr. Margaret Colbourne told Kamloops Supreme Court Justice Hope Hyslop today the baby she examined in early 2012 had symptoms “more in keeping with abusive...
UPDATE: Mom came home to unresponsive baby, court hears
"I WAS TRYING TO GET ANY REACTION OUT OF HER" KAMLOOPS – A Barnhartvale mother delivered tearful testimony in Kamloops Supreme Court this morning about her husband's alleged assault on their infant daughter. Often pausing to collect herself, Cassandra Gunn, born in 1980, said she and her husband were often challenged by their daughter, who...
Rocks, socks and sentencing
PENTICTON — A young Penticton man will face a couple years in a jail for creating a weapon out of socks and rocks. Anthony Leonard Donald Samuelson was found guilty of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon during trial. He pleaded guilty to three counts of breaching probation. Samuelson, 20, has been in custody...