The ruling in the high-profile aggravated assault trial of an off-duty Toronto police officer and his brother has been delayed, amid widespread court closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ontario Superior Court Justice Joseph Di Luca had originally been scheduled to release his ruling Thursday in the case of off-duty Toronto officer Michael Theriault and his brother, Christian Theriault.

Both are charged with aggravated assault and attempt to obstruct justice in the December 2016 encounter that left Whitby man Dafonte Miller seriously injured. Both pleaded not guilty in the judge-alone trial.

Brian Gray, a spokesperson for the Ministry of the Attorney General confirmed Monday that Di Luca will no longer be releasing his decision Thursday. The court appearance has been put off until June 3, but the purpose of that appearance will like only be to set a new date for Di Luca’s decision.

“I believe the (Ontario Court of Justice) is moving all their April matters to June 3,” said Gray.

In recent weeks, the criminal courts have only been hearing the most urgent matters, mainly bail hearings and plea and sentencing hearings for those in custody.

Miller suffered catastrophic injuries to his eye following the Dec. 28, 2016 encounter on a residential Whitby street. During a 10-day trial, an often-full Oshawa courthouse heard two different accounts of what led to the violent encounter.