Frustrated with his common-law wife, Brandon Hill flipped over their coffee table and shoved her into the couch before walking out of the house.
Appearing in Moose Jaw provincial court recently, Hill, 28, from Moose Jaw, pleaded guilty to assault and received 12 months of probation, along with a victim surcharge fine of $100.
Moose Jaw police were called to an address in the community on Dec. 29, 2019 for a report of a domestic abuse incident, explained Crown prosecutor Rob Parker. When they arrived they learned Hill had upended a table and pushed his wife with two hands. She fell onto the couch and banged her head against the wall, but did not suffer serious injuries aside from dizziness.
Police later located Hill in the area.
“I got angry and I pushed her and I left,” Hill told Judge Daryl Rayner. Hill asked that he be allowed to return to his wife since they have a daughter together and another child on the way. Both the judge and the Crown agreed to this request.
“Domestic violence is always a serious matter,” Rayner said. “(However), this is at the low end of the scale.”
Besides probation, Hill will have to keep the peace and be of good behaviour, report to a probation officer, take assessments for domestic violence and take anger management programs.
Moose Jaw provincial court next sits on March 5.
