A young man has been ordered to compensate another youth whom he stabbed when they were both 16 years old.
The incident, which occurred in 2020, involved two students from the Clare Hall Secondary School.
The defendant, whose name is withheld due to his age at the time of the incident, pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding on Friday.
According to the case facts, the duo were once friends, but their relationship had soured, leading to occasional confrontations.
The altercation began when the defendant pushed the victim, who then reported the incident to a teacher.
Later, as the victim was leaving school, he encountered the defendant at the gate.
The situation escalated, with the victim arming himself with a pipe and the defendant producing a knife.
Despite the victim’s attempts to block the attack, he was stabbed.
In court, the victim testified that he missed about a month of school and couldn’t complete some School-Based Assessments (SBAs).
He reported ongoing effects from the injury, including chest pain, especially during cold weather, and shortness of breath when lifting objects.
The victim also mentioned that he has two scars from the wound which affect his self-confidence to the point where he avoids removing his shirt at the beach.
Justice Ann Marie Smith requested that the defendant apologise and shake hands with the victim.
Despite doing as asked, the victim did not accept the apology, expressing doubt about its sincerity.
The court ordered the defendant to pay $5,000 in compensation, with monthly instalments of $1,000 beginning at the end July, or face six months in prison.
Additionally, he was placed on two years’ probation, with the alternative of a six-month prison sentence.
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