Judge Paul Bychok says a recent joint sentencing submission in the case of a Nunavut man who attacked an Inuk woman resulted in a penalty that is far too lenient. But because of case law, there’s nothing he can do about it. (File photo)
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“This prosecution failed to demonstrate an understanding of the social harm inflicted on communities and victims by intimate partner violence”
Warning: Descriptions of violence in this story may upset some readers. Nunavut judge Paul Bychok has accused Crown prosecutors—and the Nunavut justice system—of devaluing the lives of Inuit women who suffer intimate partner violence.
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