A14 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 8, 2006 Assault draws suspended sentence A LOCAL MAN who se- riously assaulted a couple near the curling rink over the summer has received a _ suspended sentence. © Mark Henry Therrien, ' 28, received credit for time served in jail and was given a one-day jail term and one year probation by Judge Ed ‘de Walle for his part in the’ assault of Edwin Stephens - _ and Onawa Fowler July 8.. - Therrien had plead guilty -to two charges of assault causing bodily harm. In the early morning » hours of July 8, Therrien and ‘two women were drinking at : Hanky’ s, said Crown prose- "cutor Bill Funnell in his sub- " Missions for sentencing. When they left around . - 2: 30 a.m., one woman, who had driven them to the pub,’ decided she’ was too intoxi- cated to drive and parked near the curling rink. . 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Therrien and Lacroix started punching and kick- ing Stephens and dragged said ‘him out of the bushes, They discovered Fowler in a tent nearby and beat her. and punch her while she was ‘on the ground even though she told- them she was a woman and hadn't taken _anything, Funnell said. 6 . 6 nee Province, and to discuss other British Columbians how -we Can improve and renew B public health care system. » Our health system faces real challenges. Our population. is aging and growing, and the costs of expanded health services, new treatments. and new technologies are rapidly rising. , Fowler tried to-get away» but. both continued to kick - When they finally stopped, Fowler walked to Kalum Kabs where employ- ees called for an ambulance. _ Stephens suffered.a large cut over his right eye, a par- tially collapsed lung, several broken ribs, significant head | trauma, hypothermia and his left ear was nearly torn off. _Fowler’s face was seri- ously swollen and:she need- _ ed stitches above her right eye. Stephens: was in the in- tensive care unit at . Mills Memorial Hospital from July 8 to July 20. Fowler did not want to stay in hospital. and left. Police seized a surveil- lance video from the Lucky Dollar Bingo . Palace that showed the car and Fowler walking away from the area. Funnell told the court that Therrien said Stephens came -at.them with a stick and he kicked Stephens in the head What is it all about? a number of times until Lac- roix told him to stop. Therrien said he knew Stephens had broken ribs by the way he was breathing. - He thought Fowler was a man and did assault her while asking her where the stolen goods were located. | Defence lawyer Greg Cranston, who appeared by phone from his Vancouver office, said Therrien admit- ted to drinking but never blamed the alcohol, and took responsibility for his actions. Cranston said Therrien had called him ‘and apolo- gized as best he could. “He did overreact, we agree to” that,” Cranston said. De Walle told the court the crime was particularly serious and that, Therrien’s actions were “not in any way, shape or form a minor over- reaction but a serious over- reaction that the victim paid These pressures are threatening _the sustainability of our health contact directly or quite a heavy price for.” “I accept alcohol was a ‘factor in your behaviour and - actions. It’s not an excuse but to some extent it explains your actions,” said de Walle. In his sentencing, de Wal- le noted that Therrien had plead guilty. He noted the seriousness of the crime and that Ther- _rien’s past record was direct- ly related to this offence. Therrien, who'd been in— jail here since his arrest July 9, was given credit for twice the time of his incarceration, .a.common procedure in sen- tencing, which amounted to 200 days jail time, or just over six months. Therrien must have no rectly with. Edwin Stephens or Onawa Fowler and must provide a DNA. sample to police. 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