Sometimes adults should leave children’s toys alone.
During a Tuesday, August 16, appearance at the Duncan Law Courts, Christopher William Marsden (born 1983) was found guilty for assault with a weapon, after hitting his victim in the face with a children’s toy, March 10 of this year.
“Anything can be a weapon, and in this case it was a tank engine toy,” Lake Cowichan RCMP Cpl. Warren Potter said.
The assault did not result in any emergency medical attention, implying that injuries were not serious.
The court case was a simple one, consisting of only three appearances. During the final appearance, Marsden made known his intention to enter a guilty plea.
In addition to a criminal record, Marsden was given a one-year suspended sentence (considered lower than a probation sentence), and a DNA order, resulting in his DNA going into the RCMP database.
Read the print edition of the Wednesday, August 24, Lake Cowichan Gazette for more court news from the past week, including details of a Monday, August 13, assault with a weapon, and a couple drunk driving charges at Cowichan Lake.
