R v Runions, 2021 ABQB 67

Dangerous Offender Application.

Facts: For the instant charge, Accused pled guilty to aggravated assault after ‘viciously’ slamming a machete into an unsuspecting victim’s neck.

Analysis: Accused claimed that violence was normal to him, and his long violent history including torturing and killing animals in his youth. He would kill his mother’s cats because he believed she loved the cats more than she loved her children.

Held: Accused designated a dangerous offender and an indeterminant penitentiary sentence was imposed.