11 Mar 2020
R v TOOMAN [2020] NZHC 469
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 469
- Court
- High Court
Rejecting the accused's accidental account as not a reasonable possibility based on comprehensive expert medical evidence, contemporaneous propensity text messages, the absence of any other plausible perpetrator, and the nature and severity of the injuries, the only reasonable inference is that the accused intentionally inflicted the grievous bodily harm and had the requisite intent; guilt is therefore proven beyond reasonable doubt.