The Crown has dropped its case against a youth accused of an assault in Horseshoe Bay last year.
The case was set to go to trial this week but some late-in-coming evidence led Crown to drop the charges. The youth was originally charged with assault causing bodily harm following a fracas with a store owner in November.
Crown prosecutor Jean McPherson said there were a number of factors that led to the decision to stay the proceedings but it came down to new evidence presenting a “conflicting version of events.”
“Our charge assessment is an ongoing responsibility that we have as Crown. In this specific case, we had new evidence presented to us last week and that new evidence made it very clear this wouldn’t be something that would meet our charge assessment standard at this point, with no substantial likelihood of conviction,” she said.
The youth’s lawyer declined to comment.
