The sentencing of an RNC officer was postponed yesterday when the judge made it clear he couldn’t go along with what the Crown and defence were proposing.

Thirty-four-year-old Const. Noelle Laite was convicted in January of assault and assault causing bodily harm in a domestic dispute with her former girlfriend.

Laite had pled not guilty and denied responsibility for the victim’s injuries throughout the trial.

At the sentencing hearing last week, the defence and Crown focused on her being a first-time offender, having the support of family, friends and RNC colleagues, as well as a clean slate at work.

That led to submissions on the low end, with the defence proposing a suspended sentence and the Crown conceding house arrest and counselling, with no mention of jail time.

Judge Wayne Gorman also gave Laite a chance to address the court—an opportunity to show remorse or apologize to the victim, but she declined.

There was also minimal reference to the victim, with the effects on her largely told through impact statements filed with the court.

It was enough to give the judge pause for thought over the weekend, telling lawyers yesterday he had concerns with the sentences being proposed.

With that, he offered them a do-over, a chance to re-think and re-tender their bids when they return to court in two weeks.

Laite, meanwhile, remains free on conditions but suspended without pay from the RNC.