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TinniTus soluTions wax reMoval on-siTe Hearing aid repair & Cleaning A judge in Durham Region has declared a man with a long history of violent offences against women a dangerous offender, sentencing him to a term in prison to be followed by a community supervision order. Brady Blair will serve eight- and-a-half years in prison and be under supervision for 10 years following completion of his sentence, Superior Court judge Michelle Fuerst ruled. In passing sentence, the judge noted Blair's history of violence against intimate partners, including a woman he assaulted repeatedly prior to his arrest in November 2017. "A lengthy penitentiary sentence is required to protect the public from Mr. Blair," Fuerst said in her decision, released in late July. "Brady Blair has an alarming history of aggression against others, particularly intimate female partners," the judge said. Blair, 29, pleaded guilty to several charges relating to offences against a woman, and did not contest the Crown's application to have him declared a dangerous offender. The designation often results in an indeterminate term of incarceration. The woman involved in Blair's most recent offences was subjected to "horrendous" abuse, most of it prompted by Blair's seemingly uncontrollable jealousy and anger, Fuerst said in her ruling. In granting the dangerous offender designation Fuerst also considered Blair's lengthy criminal record, which includes criminal harassment and assault of former girlfriends, sexual interference involving a 14-year-old girl and multiple physical assaults, including incidents in which a girlfriend's father was assaulted with a hockey stick and assaults on his own family members. While in custody awaiting sentencing on his latest set of charges, Blair threatened to harm a correctional officer, the ruling also notes. "I am satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt after considering all the evidence, including future treatment prospects, that Mr. Blair poses a high likelihood of harmful recidivism and that his violent/aggressive pattern of conduct is intractable, meaning behaviour that he is unable to surmount," Fuerst wrote in the ruling. The judge also noted that an assessment concluded it's possible Blair could be treated for his psychological issues: "There is evidence in this case of treatability that is more than an expression of hope," she wrote. "He has some support in the community which will assist him in re-establishing himself on his release under supervision." Blair was given credit for four years of pretrial custody, leaving him four-and-a-half years to serve in prison before entering a community supervision program. DURHAM JUDGE DECLARES MAN A DANGEROUS OFFENDER JEFF MITCHELL jmitchell@durhamregion.com NEWS BRADY BLAIR WILL SERVE EIGHT-AND-A-HALF YEARS IN PRISON AND BE UNDER SUPERVISION FOR 10 YEARS A Durham Region judge has declared a man with a lengthy history of assaults against women a dangerous offender. Sabrina Byrnes/Metroland Ontario's police oversight agency is investigating the death of a man found by police officers with self-inflicted injuries at a home in Oshawa on Aug. 28. A team of five investigators has been assigned to the incident, which was reported around 5:30 p.m. at a residence in the area of Harmony Road and Adelaide Avenue, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said in a statement issued Aug. 29. Preliminary findings indicate Durham police officers conducted a check on a man at the residence after a relative expressed concerns about the person's well-being, according to the SIU. "Upon arrival, officers heard a sound coming from the garage," the agency said in a media release. "They entered and saw the man with a self-inflicted injury. He was taken to hospital." The man was declared dead at hospital, the SIU said. The agency is now urging anyone with information about the incident, including photos or video, to come forward. Contact the SIU at 1-800-787-8529 or siu.on.ca/en/appeals.php. The SIU investigates in- cidents of serious injury or death, as well as allegations of sexual assault, involving police officers. SIU INVESTIGATING MAN'S DEATH IN OSHAWA JEFF MITCHELL jmitchell@durhamregion.com