A man charged in relation to an alleged home invasion in Guysborough Co. has received his sentence.
Police say they were called following an incident at a home in Canso in May 2018.
They say a man broke into a home, assaulted a 55-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman inside, and left; the victims weren’t injured.
RCMP say a man from Little Dover man turned himself in at their Bible Hill detachment later.
Coady Robert Avery, 27, originally faced five charges- break-and-enter into a residence, assault, assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and uttering threats.
Avery pleaded guilty to the break-and-enter and two assault counts during an election-and-plea hearing in Oct. 2018; the Crown withdrew his other two charges.
He was sentenced to six months of house arrest, 18 months of probation and 50 hours of community service in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court Tuesday.
Police say it was an isolated incident, and all three people involved knew each other.
