What constitutes assault causing bodily harm?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v Farrar, 2019 NSSC 46 (CanLII):
The assault on the complainant wounded her. The injury exceeds the seriousness of “bodily harm” referred to in s. 267(2) – assault causing bodily harm. (See R v. Moquin, 2010 MBCA 22 (“Moquin”))
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