Cumulative sentences totalling 3 years and 3 months' imprisonment for two counts of unlawful assault against young children (one causing a fracture to a two-year-old, the other a high-impact punch to a five-year-old's eye) were upheld where the second offence was committed on bail, the offender had a relevant criminal history, and the sentencing judge properly considered deterrence, denunciation, and amelioration for cumulation. The case provides a useful sentencing benchmark for assaults against children in a domestic violence context.
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