Having injured and frightened a 73-year-old man during a home invasion last year, two men were handed jail sentences Friday.Ryan Akachuk, 31, and Travis Wahpooseyan, 24, each pleaded guilty Friday at Regina Court of Queen’s Bench to one count of break and enter and commit assault in relation to the June 22 incident.”This crime has left me traumatized, scared and upset,” said victim John Edwards, reading from his victim impact statement in court.Edwards said he not only suffered a bump on his head that left him with severe headaches, he also experienced nightmares and has problems trusting people he doesn’t know.Both offenders offered apologies to the victim which Justice Ted Zarzeczny said he accepted as genuine.”I’d just like to say I’m sorry for what happened and the harm (I caused) to you,” Akachuk said as he faced Edwards in the courtroom. “I just wish this had never happened.”"I’m sorry too and I wish it had never happened myself,” Wahpooseyan added.”I was just intoxicated and being stupid.”Court heard that at about 5 p.m. on June 22, the intoxicated pair went to a house on the 800 block of Robinson Street in search of a female known to one of them.While it turned out the woman wasn’t at the house, the men tried to get inside once Edwards had opened the door to his front porch.With Akachuk standing behind, Wahpooseyan used his foot to prop the door open while then asking the older man if he had money or cigarettes.With Edwards trying to push the door shut, the two men pushed back, causing the senior to fall and hit his head on the wall.The two men entered the enclosed porch area as Edwards pulled himself up and escaped into his house, locking the more solid door behind him.The culprits attempted briefly to get inside, Wahpooseyan threatening to shoot Edwards. While no weapon was actually seen, the threat badly frightened the man, court heard.”Mr. Edwards, at this point, was afraid for his life,” said Crown prosecutor Andrew Davis.The men left and were located and arrested shortly after.There was no suggestion either actually had a firearm or any other weapon at the time of the offence.Akachuk’s lawyer, Kirk Rondeau, said his client suffers from both alcoholism and serious health problems and has a “rather fragmented memory” of the offence.Rondeau noted Akachuk’s record has consisted mainly of “nuisance” offences rather than violence and that all of it is alcohol related.”He is hopeful that he will be able to get some programming (for alcohol abuse) … because if he doesn’t, given the precarious state of his health, prolonged use of alcohol would be fatal,” Rondeau said.Akachuk was handed a sentence of two years less a day – whittled down to 16 months with remand credit.Meanwhile, Wahpooseyan’s lawyer Murray Pelletier said his client also suffers from a medical issue and is also hoping to get help for his alcohol problem.Because Wahpooseyan’s record is more serious than his co-accused and his involvement in this offence somewhat greater, Zarzeczny passed down a sentence of 32 months less a day – two years less a day following remand credit.The judge said he hopes Edwards can accept the apologies he heard in court Friday.”I hope that will provide you with some comfort and some closure,” Zarzeczny said.hpolischuk @leaderpost.com© Copyright (c) The Regina Leader-Post