This case is similar to one in Port Alberni a few years ago where a store owner's spouse was being held at gunpoint in the front of the store.
The husband retrieved his legally issued firearm from the safe in the back, loaded it and entered the front of the store and shot the gunman. The detachment commander was quoted as saying, "We had to charge him with something", after charges of assault were filed.
Community outrage resulted in the charges being dropped.
"The documents say McDonald is charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon after he "did endanger the life" of Michael Kyle Breen.
A fight ensued, police said, and the alleged intruder — now identified as Breen, 41 — was seriously injured and airlifted to a Toronto hospital.
Police said Breen was already wanted by investigators at the time of the incident. They said he faces multiple charges in connection with the Monday incident, including weapon possession, breaking and entering, and theft.
Kawartha Lakes police chief Kirk Robertson said on Wednesday that Canadian law allows "a person to use reasonable force to protect themselves and their property if they believe they are facing a threat. However, it is important to understand that these rights are not unlimited."
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An Alberta case a few yrs ago, a rancher was similarly charged for interrupting a thief n a quad. The next night the since released thief tried it in a neighbor. The police weren't called. The thief was dropped off anonymously at the hospital.
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An Alberta case a few yrs ago, a rancher was similarly charged for interrupting a thief n a quad. The next night the since released thief tried it in a neighbor. The police weren't called. The thief was dropped off anonymously at the hospital.