A Saskatoon man who hit his domestic partner on the head with a glass tumbler during a heated argument over the issue of residential schools has been given an 18-month sentence.
On top of that, Luke Adam Broste, 34, will also serve the remaining 10 months of his conditional sentence order on a prior offence, giving him a total sentence of just more than two years in prison.
Broste pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and obstructing a police officer in connection with an incident on March 30.
After the assault, court heard Broste gave police a fake name and said the woman got hurt while they had friends over. The victim later admitted it was Broste who hit her.
Defence lawyer Kim Armstrong described it as a “rough day” full of drinking and arguing, even though Broste claimed they were never intoxicated.
He told the judge he’s not a violent person and usually doesn’t lose his temper. Broste apologized and vowed to leave prison a stronger person.
Meanwhile, his victim has been left with anxiety attacks, nightmares and feelings of nervousness and depression, Crown prosecutor Barbara Herder told court. It took 14 stitches to close the gash on her head and it still hurts to lie on the left side of her face, Herder said.
Although the sentencing range for aggravated assault is generally between two and four years, the Crown and defence jointly submitted the proposed sentence of 18 months, which Judge Shannon Metivier accepted. Herder said the Crown agreed to the joint submission because Broste’s guilty plea spared the victim from having to re-live the violence through a trial.
The offender must also abide by a six-month probation order upon his release, during which he will be prohibited from contacting the victim.
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