EDMONTON - The fate of a disgraced Lac La Biche Mountie who brutally assaulted an injured man being held in police custody is now in a judge's hands.At a sentencing hearing Thursday in Edmonton provincial court, the Crown asked for Const. Desmond Sandboe to be given a jail term of between six and nine months while the defence suggested a conditional discharge."This is clearly a violent offence and there is a breach of trust," said prosecutor Jason Neustaeter, adding it was a "sustained beating" and "a jail sentence is called for."Neustaeter also spoke about how Sandboe had initially claimed victim Andrew Clyburn had first lunged at him and then charged him with assaulting a peace officer.
Court heard that charge was later withdrawn.The judge in the case, Judge Robert Philp, even questioned Sandboe's lawyer about his client's action following the assault, saying it looked like a "cover-up."Neustaeter read out a victim impact statement by Clyburn in which the 33-year-old Edmonton resident spoke of being "terrified" by Sandboe and thinking he might die.Clyburn also submitted photos of his injuries, which he said included a broken nose, two black eyes, a swollen face and cuts above his eye and on the back of his head.
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