Ruzic's Case Summary

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The outcome of the case was Ruzic getting free from the charges against her and the decision was appealed and was taken to the Supreme Court of Canada. The appeal was dismissed by the judges for the following reasons.
• Ruzic claimed that she could not seek help due to corruption in the law and police, an experienced witness said that the citizens did not seek police assistance because they are known to be more harmful than helpful.
• Mirkovic physically assaulted Ruzic and one time he used a lighter to burn her, Dr. Philip Berger, Chief of the Department of Family Medicine said the results are two weeks old as Ruzic described.
• Dr. Philip Berger also said that Ruzic’s explanation matched to how the burns were caused.
• Section 17 states

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