A Sudbury man who attacked his wife, son, and a concerned neighbour during a mental health breakdown has been issued a one-year conditional sentence.

“I’m deeply sorry toward the people I involved in my delusional nightmare,” Brian Tuomi read from a letter in Sudbury court. “I’m sorry for the actions I did. I’m sorry for the words I spoke.”

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Ontario Court Justice Julie Lefebvre, accepting a joint sentencing submission, told Tuomi that what happened last year was “out of character.”

She also told him that using marijuana to self-medicate was a bad idea.

“You used marijuana and made it worse,” she told Tuomi. “You are the poster for that.”

Lefebvre said she was encouraged to learn Tuomi is doing better thanks to the work he has put in over the past year, including end

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