An Ottawa man has pleaded guilty in a case in which he was accused of barging into a third-floor apartment and driving a young girl to jump 10 metres off the balcony.
David White, 58, pleaded guilty Friday in the Ontario Court of Justice to assault, resisting arrest and breaking and entering with intent to commit an indictable offence.
White was sentenced to nine months house arrest and two years probation — a sentence that wasn’t enough for the girl’s family.
“I feel injustice to my daughter,” said Zeinab Mohamed, whose daughter Sumaya suffered serious injuries. “I feel like the system is really discriminating [toward] us.”
Mohamed said the sentence makes her feel as though the legal system is
