Silvy Singh is a senior citizen - age 73, living in Brampton. She is 5'3 and weighs

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Silvy Singh is a senior citizen - age 73, living in Brampton. She is 5'3 and weighs 115 pounds. She enters the Rose City Flower Contest every year with her prized roses, which she painstakingly grows in her garden. Silvy is quite strong and active for her age - she has a black belt in karate and goes to spin classes twice a week. She also enjoys travelling and going on long hikes in the woods. One evening, after coming home from a walk in her neighbourhood, Silvy hears noises coming from her back yard. Silvy quietly enters her patio and sees a hooded person with a pair of scissors. Half of her roses are lying on the ground, while the intruder is about to cut another precious plant. Silvy quickly picks up her heavy garden hose and knocks the intruder into her swimming pool. As the intruder struggles in the water, Silvy calls 911. When the police arrive, the intruder tells them that Silvy has assaulted him with the garden hose. Silvy is charged with "assault" under the Criminal Code.LAWS26367 Summary Conviction The intruder, Pete Donovan, is 22 years of age and tells the police that he was bored and wandering around the neighbourhood. He also states that he thought it would be "fun to damage some stuff and watch people's reactions, as nothing ever happens around here." Pete is 6'2 and weighs 180 pounds. He used to be part of his high school football team, but now he lives at home and games all day. Most of his friends work at the local Amazon Distribution Centre. Pete is unemployed and is waiting for the right opportunity to come up. Silvy has never run into Pete before. The police wish to speak to the Crown first before deciding whether to charge Pete with mischief to property (based on Silvy's actions).

You represent Silvy. Identify which defence you would raise on her behalf. What is the test for this defence?
List all parts of the test for the defence, with reference to any statutory sections and subsections, and apply the facts from the scenario to explain each test criteria.