S.Q. gave birth to her only child at a more mature age. As a result, the family spoiled the child, who developed a habit of having his demands being met instantly, or revenges would follow.
On the day of the event, the child demanded S.Q. to buy him snacks with high sugar content. S.Q. refused as it would not be healthy for the child. As usually, the child threw a violent temper tantrum at S.Q. However, what was different on that day was that S.Q. refused to cave in. The child then came up with a plot: he decided to call the police and report child abuse.
When police attended S.Q.’s home, the child was crying and told police officers that S.Q. had slashed him with a leather belt violently; pushed him to the ground; dragged him across a carpet, and even brandished a knife at him.
The child was then transported to a hospital for medical examination and S.Q. was arrested for assault with a weapon – 267 of the Criminal Code.
After Jake was retained as counsel, Jake interviewed S.Q. and her husband. It turned out that the child had also called 911in the past and reported false crimes against his father, simply because his father had asked him to do homework instead of playing video games. Luckily for the father, the officers attended on prior occasions were able to determine no true crime had happened.
At trial, the child was confronted with his past attempts to get his father in trouble by misusing police resources. Combined with the fact that the child had no injuries whatsoever on the day when he was allegedly violently attacked by S.Q., the judge acquitted S.Q.