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Indian man spared automatic deportation after assaulting B.C. girlfriend

An Indian man who attacked his girlfriend while living in Kamloops, B.C., on a work permit won’t be headed back to India thanks to a judge’s ruling.

Joyson Lewis pleaded guilty on Jan. 22 in Kamloops provincial court to one count of assault. According to prosecutors, the 25-year-old got into a physical altercation with his girlfriend in a vehicle on April 28, 2025.

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