Appeal denied for man who tortured, maimed, starved and assaulted roommate
CALGARY — Alberta’s top court has upheld the conviction of a man who tortured and starved his roommate and business partner before dropping him off near death at a hospital.
The three-member Alberta Court of Appeal rejected Dustin Paxton’s challenge of his convictions in 2012 for aggravated and sexual assault.
Court heard that Paxton humiliated, starved, beat and sexually assaulted his roommate over 18 months while they lived together in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The victim was dropped off near death at a Regina hospital in 2010.
The man, who cannot be identified, testified during Paxton’s trial in Calgary that he suffered a traumatic brain injury from the abuse and can no longer hold a job.