Man gets nine months for punching ex in face
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A man was sentenced to nine months of time already served for punching his ex-partner in the face.
“Domestic violence is a scourge on our communities, and anyone who commits acts of domestic violence in my court should expect to receive a custodial sentence,” Associate Chief Judge Geoffrey Bayly said.
Evan Paul, 38, pleaded guilty to the charge of assault in Brandon provincial court on Wednesday.
The Brandon courthouse entrance on 11th Street. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun files)
The Crown and defence jointly recommended a sentence of nine months in custody, followed by two years of supervised probation.
Paul has the equivalent of 269 days — roughly nine months — of time in custody to his credit.
Crown attorney Caroline Lacey detailed the facts.
On Aug. 31, 2025, a woman called police from the North Hill Inn and said she had been assaulted by her ex-boyfriend, Evan Paul.
Police arrived and spoke with the woman.
“She was visibly upset, crying and she had substantial redness to the left side of her face and jaw area,” Lacey said.
The next day, the woman gave a statement to police, saying she and Paul had spent a few days together leading up to the incident and were consuming drugs.
The two had gotten into an argument in an apartment where they were staying, and the woman left.
Paul followed the woman, and they continued to argue on the street.
“He then closed-fist punched her in the left side of the face,” the Crown said.
Paul went back to the apartment, where police arrested him that same day. He has remained in custody since.
Lacey said Paul has an “unbroken” criminal record, going in and out of custody for most of his life, but he has indicated that he wants to engage in programming and start “changing his life around.” She added that Paul asked for the probation to be supervised so he could connect with more resources.
The Crown said the joint recommendation gave Paul maximum credit for his guilty plea and pointed out that there may have been issues regarding the victim’s co-operation if the matter went to trial.
Defence lawyer Owen Javra said his client had a troubling background and experienced various forms of abuse throughout his life. Javra said he attended day school, and drugs and alcohol have been his vice.
His plan is to move to Winnipeg with his son and get to a place where he can start working again.
When given a chance to speak, Paul said he has taken anger management programming while in custody and wants to get back to his son.
Bayly said the fact that Paul punched his ex-partner in the face on the street is “a significant aggravating fact,” along with his criminal record, which contains prior violent convictions.
He said he also considered his guilty plea, programming and his background.
He said the proposed sentence met the primary sentencing objectives of denunciation and deterrence and imposed the recommended sentence.
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