35-year-old receives 12 months probation after pleading guilty to numerous charges; 'I feel I can be a better citizen and a better mother to my children'
Alicia Palmer repeatedly punched a neighbour in the face, causing multiple and serious bruises to the woman's face.
Palmer also was convicted of four other offences: possession of a dangerous weapon , simple assault, and two further charges of failing to comply with orders.Ontario Court Justice Romuald Kwolek heard police were called to the west-end address shortly after 1 p.m. on May 12. At the time, Palmer was not to communicate with the neighbour, and was to stay away from the address, except for their shared driveway.On Aug. 21, Palmer approached a number of people at the complainant's residence, began yelling and calling them names.
With the enhanced credit of 1.5 days for each day she has spent in custody, the sentence is the equivalent of just over four months. During her incarceration, Palmer has been taking counselling for substance abuse and anger management, as well as other programs, and is now focused on her children.Speaking via a video hookup from the Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre, Palmer told the court she's been working hard.When he imposed sentence, Kwolek said these offences of violence occurred in a relatively short period of time.
Indicating he was accepting the lawyers' joint position, the judge advised Palmer she "very easily" could have been sentenced to a longer period behind bars.
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