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HAMPTON, NB - The 15-year-old girl charged with first-degree murder in the killing of 78-year-old Frank Tonge has been remanded for a psychiatric assessment. Tonge was found on June 5 laying in a pool of blood in his home in Damascus. (CBC) PREVIOUS: Girl charged |
TORONTO - Jacqueline Levesque was sentenced to 16 years minus the three already served in the death of Jermaine Watson. She pleaded not guilty to the initial murder charge. (CityNews) MORE: Guilty plea Man charged in shooting |
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TORONTO - Toronto police believe there must have been some kind of "hugely insignificant" event that led to the murders of two midtown men Oliver Martin and Dylan Ellis nearly one year ago. (CTV) |
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MONTREAL - Lisette Mailhot and her husband, Bob, were found dead in their home by police who went to the house after a call from worried neighbours. The police found Lisette, 60, in the basement and Bob, 68, in the garage with a gunshot wound to his forehead. (Montreal Gazette) |
WINDSOR - A 57-year-old man was charged with the second-degree murder of his wife after the couple’s children returned home from school to find their mother slain. Melkioro Gahungu was arrested by police at 5465 Reginald St where the family lived. Dead is Maria Nzokilandevi, 53. (Windsor Star) |
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CALGARY - A judge has sentenced Cory Manowski to life imprisonment with no parole for 15 years for the bludgeoning death of Yonas Amahazion. (Calgary Herald) PREVIOUS: Guilty Self defence 'No justice here' Roommate helped burn body Men charged |
MISSISSAUGA - Mustaeen Siddiqi was asked to repair something in his tenants' basement apartment. While being a good landlord, the 45-year-old man was stabbed. Salik Bin Sajid, 23, is charged with first-degree murder. (Sun Media) MORE: Victim 'did absolutely nothing wrong' Man arrested Man charged |
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CALGARY - The 10-woman, two-man jury deliberated for more than eight hours Tuesday before finding Randy Osei-Agyemang not guilty of first-degree murder, but guilty of the lesser included offence in the death of Clifton (Cliff) Anderson, 17. (Calgary Herald) PREVIOUS: Jealousy-fueled stabbing Death started as evening of fun |
Death results in murder charges PLAISANCE - The Sûreté du Québec charged a youth and an 18-year-old man with first-degree murder after the death of an elderly man in Plaisance. Police said that the victim was Jacques Jong, 88, but did not say how he died. Jean-Philippe Simard Desjardins, 18, was arraigned in a Gatineau. (Ottawa Citizen) MORE: Teens appear in court |
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BRAMPTON - A jury found Omari White and Jamal Johnson guilty of first-degree murder in the Sept. 28, 2007 stabbing death of Akila Badhanage, 16. They also found Eric Robinson guilty of second-degree murder in connection with the swarming on a pathway. (Toronto Star) PREVIOUS: Charges in stabbing Charges laid Police make arrests 'Outstanding' son |
WINNIPEG - A St Theresa Point First Nation teen who took part in a fatal mob attack on a rival gang member - beating the victim with a nail-studded board - has been sentenced to time served and 18 months probation. Scott Mason, 22, was mercilessly beaten by a dozen or more attackers in June 2007. (Sun Media) PREVIOUS: First Nation community faces gang violence 'Cowardly' attack |
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WINNIPEG - Virginia Hernando claims she had no choice but to kill her husband. The 61-year-old Winnipeg woman began her manslaughter trial by pleading not guilty on the basis of self-defence. Her 62-year-old husband, Alejandro, died of a single stab wound to his heart following a September 2006 dispute inside the couple’s Fort Rouge home. (Mike on Crime) MORE: Abuse led to stabbing Manslaughter case called self-defence |
NANAIMO - A 29-year-old Alberta woman wanted in connection with the death of her 16-month-old daughter in Medicine Hat, Alta. in 2006 is now in custody in Nanaimo. Lisa Hope, also known as Lisa Guerin. Hope's daughter, Summer, 16 months, died in April 2006 after drinking methadone that belonged to her father, Jonathan Hope. (Nanaimo Daily News) PREVIOUS: Mom sought Infant dies after drinking methadone |
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OTTAWA - Mahmoud Kayem, 24, was charged last June in connection with the August 2006 killing of 22-year-old Mohamed Zalal, whose body was found in a farmer’s field near Vars. Zalal, a known member of the Ledbury Banff Crips street gang, had been shot in the head. (Ottawa Citizen) PREVIOUS: 2 charged in gang killing |
WINNIPEG - Wayne Roger Michelle, 28, was walking down Manitoba Avenue with another man last Saturday night, when they were both gunned-down in the middle of the street. Police charged 20-year-old Jonathon Catcheway with second degree murder. (CTV) PREVIOUS: Busy summer expected Wave of gang violence Growing gang problem |
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MONTREAL - Frank Antoine Joseph, 18, is a suspect in the death of Louino Jeune, 20, who was shot Sunday night while he and several young people where hanging out near a social housing unit on Allée des Pruches. (Montreal Gazette) PREVIOUS: 2 dead in separate incidents 2 men shot Homicide |
LONDON, Ont. - Jennifer Sinn, 32, was initially arrested and then released after being charged with concealing the body of a child and offering an indignity to a dead human body. (CBC) MORE: 3 dead babies 'near, to full term' Accused likely mom Remains found Police discover remains Decomposing bodies found |
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ST. THOMAS - Michael Smith, 37, was sentenced following a five-week trial in which the Crown contended he had been stalking his ex and in which he admitted having sex with his wife's body. Eugena Smith, 33, was found strangled to death in the bedroom of her 9 Balaclava St. home on June 7, 2007. (Sun Media) MORE: Guilty of murder |
BAMFIELD - Randy Zohner, a 45-year-old head chef known for his affectionate disposition, died after a fight with a Lower Mainland fisherman on June 19, said RCMP. Zohner, whose nickname was Big Love, worked in the kitchen of the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre. (CanWest) MORE: Victim identified Partygoer dies at B&B |
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REGINA - It’s been more than 2 1/2 years since Douglas David Anderson was fatally shot in front of his family and they are still struggling to deal with his violent death. Jarvis Cote was the last to be sentenced in relation to the Nov. 18, 2006, homicide. (Regina Leader-Post) PREVIOUS: 6 charged with murder |
MONCTON - Court of Queen's Bench Justice George Rideout said he had no choice but to find Alexander Beers, 20, not guilty after the Crown was unable to introduce any evidence or call any witnesses. (CBC) PREVIOUS: Challenge over breath sample Man charged with impaired driving Girl dead after car accident |
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TORONTO - A convicted killer was charged with murder after a man's body was found in a parking lot on the north side of Barrymore Furniture Galleries. Edward Scheniman, 41, has been charged with first-degree murder. Scheniman pleaded guilty to the August, 1990 slashing death of 27-year-old Stanley Simon George. He was sentenced to 14 years in jail. (Sun Media) PREVIOUS: Body found |
MISSISSAUGA - On June 2 police found Andres David Buritica-Marin, 25, suffering from a gunshot wound. Police announced a Canada-wide warrant has been issued for 32-year-old Toronto resident Kevin Johnson. Four other arrests have been made in connection with this case. (CTV)MORE: Man sought Couple charged Rapper charged in murder 3 arrested Killed in drug deal |
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TORONTO - Investigators have a 23-year-old man in custody in connection with the death of a 73-year-old man. The victim was found in his apartment at 85 Emmett Ave. He had been stabbed multiple times. The suspect allegedly made his confession to a priest, who convinced the man to contact police. David Fitzpatrick, 23, of no fixed address, has been charged with Second Degree Murder. (CityNews) |
NEW HAZELTON - A male youth has been arrested and charged with the murder of a 21-month-old child. RCMP and EHS attended a residence on June 3 for an unresponsive male child. Jor-el Macnamara was immediately transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead. (Vancouver Sun) MORE: Teenage male arrested Child's death a homicide Toddler's death declared a homicide |
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EDMONTON - A 14-year-old accused of helping the teen charged with killing Barry Boenke and Sue Trudel stared blankly through a closed-circuit TV screen while his lawyer entered not-guilty pleas inside a packed courtroom. The boy's 14-year-old friend showed no emotion as two first-degree murder charges against him were read aloud. (Edmonton Journal) MORE: Crown seeks adult sentences 'They look like little kids' Strathcona County double homicide |
DANVILLE, KY - A Canadian doctor living in the US has been charged with killing his Nova Scotia wife during a bizarre incident on a Kentucky lake, where he allegedly tossed the woman overboard and then ran her down - in full view of several witnesses - with a propeller-driven pontoon boat. Dr. Steven Hall, 46, was arrested after the death of Isabel Hall, 49, on Herrington Lake southwest of the city of Lexington. (CanWest) MORE: Doctor pleads not guilty |
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16-year-old murder case resumes EDMONTON - Michael Joseph Gaston Desmarais was charged 16 years ago with the first-degree murder of an Edmonton man, but his first court date for the charge wasn't until Tuesday. RCMP charged Desmarais with the murder of Gordon Mills in 1993, but had to wait for Desmarais to finish serving time for a murder conviction in the US before they could proceed with the charge. (Edmonton Journal) |
OTTAWA - Hasibullah Sadiqi has been found guilty on two counts of first degree murder. Sadiqi was on trial facing allegations he shot his sister, Khatera, and her fiancé, Feroz Mangal, in a planned and deliberate fashion as part of an "honour killing" rooted in the couple's engagement. (Ottawa Citizen) MORE: Guilty of 'honour killings' 'I just lost total control' 'Act of purifying through blood' |
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TORONTO - The parents of two young sisters who were killed when their car was crushed by a gravel truck in Brampton 21 months ago are even more heartbroken after seeing the company responsible for their loss fined a mere $11,000. . (Sun Media) PREVIOUS: Guilty plea in sisters' deaths Killer rig's safety ripped Charges pending in fatal crash |
GRANBY - Alain Bernard, 45, a father of four, was shot in the back of his head while doing his crossword puzzle and watching television in his Granby home on Aug. 31, 1987. Tristan-Anthony Bernard, 41, was arrested along with his cousin, Patrice Bernard, 41, and his friend Alain Béliveau, 44, by the SQ's unsolved crimes division. (Montreal Gazette) |
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BARRIE - Michelle Simon, 45, was taken to RVH but died from her injuries. According to police, Daniel Simon, her estranged husband was arrested at the scene. The couple had been separated for eight years. (Barrie Advance) |
WINNIPEG - Police arrested Joseph Burnell Head, 20, in relation to the shooting death of Shawn Beauchamp on January 11, 2009. (Winnipeg Free Press) MORE: Arrest made Victim was trying to quit gang |
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WINNIPEG - Phillip Rykyta died because Kelly Ann Bouchie was having a bad day. A 62-year-old former jockey fallen on hard times, Rykyta was beaten to death with a brick on June 10, 2006 following an ill-fated encounter with Bouchie in a lane behind the Northern Hotel. Bouchie, 21, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years. (Sun Media) MORE: 'I was just taking my anger out on him' |
TORONTO - A Toronto man who was doused with gasoline and set on fire during an argument, suffering severe burns to more than half of his body, has died in hospital. The 43-year-old victim, whom neighbours knew as Robert, was in the backyard of his two-storey townhouse unit on Jasper Ave when he was attacked. Police arrested a 32-year-old man at the scene and charged him with attempted murder. (Toronto Star) MORE: Charges pending |
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BRAMPTON - An 18-year-old Mississauga man has been sentenced to one year probation for the May 2007 manslaughter of 15-year-old Manny Castillo. (Sun Media) MORE: Dad blames hockey coaching Manslaughter verdict Guilty in rugby death |
Similar neighbourhoods have different homicide rates TORONTO - When Sara Thompson began plotting where people were being killed in Toronto, she expected to find her markers clustered in certain neighbourhoods. (National Post) |
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OSHAWA - Police arrived at a home on Celina St to find the body of 61-year-old Audrey Napper. She had reportedly died several days before. Linda Lafleur, a 53-year-old female acquaintance was arrested at the scene. (Toronto Star) MORE: Victim afraid of her roommate Police identify victim Murder victim identified |
LA LOCHE, SK - Mitchell Don Lemaigre. a 20-year-old man from the Clearwater River Dene Nation appeared in provincial court charged with manslaughter in connection with a stabbing death on the reserve. The victim, 30-year-old Palmer Nicky Piche, was found dead outside a home on the First Nation. (Saskatoon Star Phoenix) |
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CALGARY - Tips from Calgarians and people in Ontario led to the arrest in Scarborough of Lorenzo Nembhard, wanted for the May 18 fatal stabbing of Alston George Smith, 38, at a party in the Penbrooke Meadows Community Hall where the victim was working as a DJ. (Sun Media) PREVIOUS: Wanted Police hunting for suspect Police identify suspect |
HALIFAX - Cory Wright, 25, was sentenced for killing Damon Crooks on Nov. 4, 2006. Wright pleaded guilty to manslaughter in March after the Crown and the defence reached a deal. He was about to stand trial on a charge of second-degree murder. (CBC) MORE: Eligible for parole in 5 years Wright pleads guilty 3 charged in sailor’s death |
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LA RONGE - Blake David Norman, 19, is charged with three counts of manslaughter as well as one count of arson with disregard for human life. On May 26, Justin Paul Charles and Marsha McKenzie as well as their four-month-old son Jeremy Charles, died as a result of a fire in their apartment building. (Saskatoon Star-Phoenix) PREVIOUS: Suspicious fire claims 3rd victim Fatal fire |
CALGARY - Emergency crews called to a stabbing in the 1200-block of Macleod Tr found a man with major injuries near the front entrance of the brick building. Douglas Joseph Young, 39, of Calgary, died later in hospital. Police have charged Henry Vincent Bosklopper, 46, also of Calgary, with second-degree murder. (CBC) MORE: Police charge man Murder charge Bloody attack |
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FORT MACLEOD - A Fort Macleod teenager is being charged with murdering his mother, allegedly using an axe in a gruesome attack. Second-degree murder charges are pending against the 17-year-old son, who is in police custody. (Calgary Herald) MORE: Axe used to kill mom Son suspected of murdering mom |
OTTAWA - Dominic Rock Doyon, 32, was killed in his own home, inside Unit 512 of the public-housing highrise at 380 Murray St. When police arrived they arrested Toby Little Otter Land, 24, and Carl Robert Joseph St-Cyr, 31 - both found in the apartment, its walls spattered with blood. (Ottawa Citizen) |
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HAMILTON - The shots were fired within seconds of each other. It's unclear who fired them or why Ingrid Hutt, 61, and Helmut Roessler, 79, went to a remote field on the outskirts of Ancaster, accessible only by a narrow dirt road. (Hamilton Spectator) MORE: Bodies found |
TORONTO - Paramedics were called to a hydro field near Scarlett Rd. and Dundas St just after 5pm Monday, and when they arrived they found the body of Adrian Johnston, 14. He'd been shot three times. (CityNews) MORE: A good kid, a sad fate Another gun death |
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MONTREAL - Mohamed Lamine Keita has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his 11-month-old son. (CTV) MORE: Father charged |
TORONTO - Police say Ayoob Adam, 16, was stabbed to death following a confrontation at a Dixon and Kipling high rise. (CityNews) PREVIOUS: Man shot Fatal shooting |
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KAMLOOPS - The father of a missing Kamloops man has confirmed his son's body was found alongside the body of Kenneth Yaretz on a rural property near Kamloops last week. Now Robert Marks hopes Kamloops RCMP will find whoever is responsible for the death of Damien Marks, 31, and bring them to justice. (Kamloops Daily News) MORE: Family leery of associates Yaretz identified Police search turns up 2 bodies Police looking at Knouff Lake area |
SUDBURY - Greater Sudbury Police have confirmed that human remains found June 2 in bush area near Minnow Lake were those of Whitney Van Der Wouden, 15, of Sudbury. Two males accused in Whitney's disappearance, Kristopher Lavallee and a young person are being held in custody awaiting court proceedings. (Sudbury Star) PREVIOUS: Suspects arrested in Quebec Human remains found |
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WINNIPEG - Officers found the body of 53-year-old Robert James Genereaux in a suite at the Winnipeg Hotel. Investigators have arrested 30-year-old Edward John Muckle and charged him with manslaughter. (CTV) MORE: Killed in 'fit of rage' |
WINNIPEG - Roberto Nieto 32, was set for his new murder trial this spring but cut a deal with the Crown to plead guilty to the reduced charge of manslaughter. Jankow Milas, 45, died in June 2004 after a violent struggle inside his Chalmers Avenue home.. (Mike on Crime) |
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FORT QU’APPELLE - RCMP are not releasing much information in relation to a man found dead in a home on the Standing Buffalo First Nation, but they report it is a case of homicide. Police issued a terse release that said they were continuing to investigate the death of Calvin Laswisse, 57. (CBC) MORE: RCMP investigating homicide Daughter speaks about homicide Standing Buffalo homicide |
TORONTO - A man who killed his girlfriend while her 10-year-old son tried to save her smiled at her brother in court after being sentenced to life in prison. A jury acquitted Vaughn Maxwell Wilson, 22, in February of first-degree murder but found him guilty of the lesser charge of second-degree murder in Dale Mapstone's stabbing. (Sun Media) PREVIOUS: Teen recounts mom's stabbing Mother killed |
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PRINCE GEORGE - Police believe 13-year-old Adam Williams died near Prince George, BC, in January 2000, but it wasn't until October 2004 that a family member reported the boy's death to RCMP in Oliver, BC. (CTV) MORE: Police seek public's assistance Child's murder comes to light |
MISSISSAUGA - Horace Everton Weekes, 59, will be formally charged with first-degree murder in the death of Helen Slichta, 71, who died from blunt-force trauma following an attack in her daughter's condominium townhouse. (Toronto Star) MORE: Man charged, then sedated Victim identified Arrest made |
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TORONTO - Jarvis St. Remy was targeted when he was gunned down while waiting at a west-end bus stop. (Sun Media) PREVIOUS: 2 sought Teen killed waiting for a bus Victim gunned down Teenager shot dead |
SASKATOON - Michael Custer, 26, died during an altercation outside a home in the northern village. A 17-year-old male from Pelican Narrows has been arrested and charged with second degree murder. (Saskatoon Star-Phoenix) |
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TORONTO - Police believe it was a targeted hit aimed at a 29-year-old waiting at a bus stop. Omar Waite died in hospital from his wounds. Waite is believed to have been a member of the Gators. (CityNews) MORE: Shooting now murder Another night of gunfire Man shot in the head |
OTTAWA - Claude Dorion, 44, died in hospital after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle two blocks from his home. After a short hunt for the vehicle involved in the crash, 56-year-old Gordon Davis, of Ottawa, turned himself in to police. (CTV) PREVIOUS: Hit-and-run driver turns himself in Left for dead in hit-and-run |
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TORONTO - Police responded to a gunshot call at 6:22pm last Tuesday. They found Danny Lewis, 19, mortally wounded in a laneway off Rogers and Keele. He had been shot in the back and buttocks. (CTV) MORE: 2nd suspect arrested Homicide: Danny Lewis Mother tried to turn murdered son around Toronto teen shot |
OTTAWA - Daniel Guindon, 40, who admitted to being high on crack cocaine at the time of James Kennedy’s death, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter, but after Justice Richard Lajoie’s ruling, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of assault causing bodily harm. Kennedy, 38, was found dead April 4, 2008. (Ottawa Citizen) PREVIOUS: No proof beating lead to death |
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MONTREAL - Francis Proulx has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Nancy Michaud, a political aide to Quebec's natural resources minister. (CBC) |
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LOS ANGELES - Music producer Phil Spector has been sentenced to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. The judge is also ordering restitution payments. (AP) MORE: 19 years to life Convicted of 2nd degree |
OTTAWA - His name was Noah. He was born on April 29, 2007. He had blond hair, was 21 inches long and weighed 7 1/2 lbs. He lived just moments, but long enough for air to enter his lungs and for him to begin to cry. (Sun Media) MORE: Sentencing delayed |
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Six cleared OTTAWA - Six men were acquitted of first-degree murder in the killing of Charbel Chaar at the Midway Family Fun Park more than 5 1/2 years ago. (Sun Media) MORE: Jury acquits The Midway trial |
DARTMOUTH - Halifax Regional Police said Lloyd Alexander Wilmot, 59, was arrested at a rooming house on Portland St after an officer discovered the body of Gordon Alexander Murray, 33. (CBC) |
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EDMONTON - Court of Queen's Bench Justice Joanne Veit sentenced Katrina Effert to at least 10 years in prison for the second-degree murder of her newborn son. "I sentence you to life imprisonment with no possibility of parole for 10 years," stated Veit. (CTV) |
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CARLETON PLACE - Autopsies are expected today on a woman and her 11-month-old daughter. Police also discovered the body of a 28-year-old man in Montreal. They say he apparently committed suicide in a downtown hotel. Police said foul play was suspected in the deaths of Kerry Freda Walters, 25, and her baby, Starla, who were found dead in Carleton Place. (Montreal Gazette) MORE: Police probe deaths Mom, baby found dead Family dead |
'Everything I said at the preliminary hearing was lying' TORONTO - Justice Michael Dambrot gave Marlon Wilson a second chance, but the 29-year-old Scarborough native was having no part of it, saying he would be branded a snitch and wanted to come out of the federal penitentiary alive after serving out his sentence on a weapons charge. (Toronto Star) PREVIOUS: Wrong car Hatred began with death threat 'Ride Squad' targeted wrong men Murder trial underway |
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WINNIPEG - Norman Boudreau says the hearing for Vince Li was like a "kangaroo court." He says the review board's chairman is in a conflict of interest because his firm is representing Greyhound in pending civil lawsuits. (CP) |
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TORONTO - Nicola Puddicombe was sentenced to life imprisonment after a jury convicted her of first-degree murder for her part in the axe killing of long-time boyfriend Dennis Hoy. The verdict was bittersweet for Hoy's parents, Norman and Anna, who last June saw another jury acquit Puddicombe's former lover, Ashleigh Pechaluk, of first-degree murder. (Toronto Star) |
Acquitted suspect had confessed Accused in axe murder walks free Accused killer targeted 'fat jerk |
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MONTREAL - A second youth has pleaded guilty to the beating death of retiree Kim Ngu Lieu. Earlier this month, the first teen to plead guilty in the killing received a 33-month sentence. (Montreal Gazette) PREVIOUS: 33 months 3 years Teen needs lengthy rehab Guilty plea to reduced charges Guilty plea 3 teens charged Teens face 2nd |
LOS ANGELES - Nearly 30 years after the brutal slaying of Lynne Knight, 28, a Canadian nurse in her California apartment, cold case detectives in Los Angeles have charged Douglas Gordon Bradford, 57, with her August 1979 murder. (Calgary Herald) MORE: Arrest in 1979 killing |
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ST-JEROME, Que.- A jury of five men and seven women has found Sylvain Vincent guilty of second-degree murder. Vincent shot and killed Yves Couture, a former colleague, in August 2007. (CTV) PREVIOUS: Closing arguments in murder trial Man shot dead in front of son |
Suspicious death now a homicide TORONTO - Officers responded to a call to a home on Westglen Crescent, near Martin Grove and Burnamthorpe roads. There they found the body of a 43-year-old man, Tony Colantonio of Toronto. (CityNews) MORE: Death a murder Suspicious death |
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SHAMATTAWA, MB -.RCMP said Lorna Kate Redhead, 42, died Saturday night. RCMP have charged Isaiah Tom Miles, 42, with second-degree murder and assault with a weapon. (Winnipeg Free Press) MORE: Man charged Murder charge laid Woman stabbed |
WINNIPEG - Daniel Jesse James Munroe, 18, has been charged with one count of second-degree murder. Angela Holm, 16, died after being stabbed in the upper body around 5:30am inside a house at 446 Victor St. in the West End. (CBC) |
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CALGARY - A statement of claim filed on behalf of Linda Davey's family seeks nearly $13.7M in damages from the motorist charged in her killing and the bars where he allegedly drank. (Sun Media) PREVIOUS: 'Nothing is going to bring Linda back' |
CRESTON - On May 12th, joggers found the body of 29-year-old Randall Claasen in the Creston Wildlife Reserve. 34-year-old Barney Wayne Keizer now faces a second degree murder charge. (CTV) MORE: Man charged Murder in Creston |
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CALGARY - Daniel Tschetter was sentenced to five years and 6 months in prison for the horrific traffic deaths two years ago. Killed in the crash were Chris Gautreau, 41, and his two daughters, Alexia, 9, and Kiarra, 6, along with his girlfriend, Melaina Hovdebo, 33, and her son, 16-month-old Zachary Morrison. (Sun Media) MORE: Jail sentence Tschetter to jail Guilty of manslaughter Actions called 'homicidal' Driver charged Manslaughter charges |
TORONTO - A Riverdale man has been charged with second-degree murder in the slaying of his 27-year-old sister. Police allege that Abdirasak Hassan, 24, attacked his sister, Jamila, stabbing her many times in the chest. She was left to die in the bathtub. He then reportedly turned the knife on himself and was taken to hospital with stab wounds to his arm. (Toronto Star) PREVIOUS: Brother accused of stabbing sister Woman dead in stabbing |
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Wedding plans turn to funeral plans WINNIPEG - Grady Monias, 36, was stabbed to death in Winnipeg, spending his final moments in a back lane while his friends sought help for him. Police said Richard Thomas Poynting, 22, of Winnipeg is charged with second-degree murder. (Sun Media) MORE: Funeral planned for victim Stabbing |
WINDSOR - Harjinder Singh Sandhu, 28, of Brampton was to stand trial in Superior Court June 1 for trying to bring 30 kilograms of hidden cocaine into Canada. (Windsor Star) MORE: DNA breakthrough Cellphone clue Victims died as strangers Victims identified Double homicide victims identified Men were targeted |
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MANILA - A spokesman at the Makati City police department confirmed Philippine media reports that Carolina Dublanko discovered her husband Robert William Dublanko's bullet-riddled body when she returned to the couple's home. (Victoria Times Colonist) MORE: Robbery eyed in Canadian's slaying |
CALGARY - Brandon Kruggel was killed when he was hit by an SUV while trying to board his school bus. It happened on a country road near Millarville, which is southwest of Calgary, on February 24th just after 8am. Turner Valley RCMP has charged the 17-year-old driver of the SUV. (CTV) |
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WINNIPEG - A Norway House teen who beat his abusive stepfather to death with a two-by-four has been sentenced to two years supervised probation. (Sun Media) |
HALIFAX - Approximately 60 people gathered in the north end of Halifax to remember murder victim Tanya Jean Brooks. (CBC) MORE: Police investigate homicide |
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GRANDE CACHE, AB - Autopsy results released show that Kerry Saltel, 49, shot his wife, Gail, 47, and his daughter, Erica, 17, before killing himself. (Edmonton Journal) MORE: Autopsy results murders-suicide Dying father shot wife and daughter |
MORINVILLE - James Gary Urbaniak, 29, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jessica Martel, his common-law wife. (Edmonton Journal) PREVIOUS: Death a homicide Mom victim of homicide Woman found dead |
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TORONTO - Justice John Sproat gave Karim Creighton, 25, the equivalent of 52 months credit for time already served, reducing his remaining time in prison to 6 years and 8 months for his manslaughter conviction. His co-accused, Romeo Constantine, 26, is already serving an automatic life prison sentence for his conviction of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Otis Johnson, 34.(Toronto Star) PREVIOUS: Man apologizes for role Man shot in apartment Drug robbery lead to murder |
TORONTO - Winning the lottery may have been the worst thing that ever happened to Richard Poku. Mr. Poku’s $1.1M prize got him mugged, and that robbery led a friend’s stabbing death. David Wright told the jury that Mr. Poku often visited the Jane/Finch neighbourhood in his Mercedes. His friend, Allen Benn, allegedly warned him that he would face unwanted attention if he wore the spoils of his lotto prize in the neighbourhood. (National Post) MORE: 'Snitching' led to killing |
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CALGARY - On March 9th, paramedics took Jaden Tshimanga a two-year-old boy to hospital in cardiac arrest. An autopsy showed the boy died from blunt-force trauma. Kadima Pierre Kalal, 27, has been charged with manslaughter. The boy lived with his biological mother and the accused. (CTV) MORE: Manslaughter charge in toddler's death |
WINDSOR - Bryan Scott was sitting at his computer one night smoking a cigarette and playing poker online when his houseguest clubbed him over the head and strangled him to death with a computer cord. Steven Lawrence Reaume, 38, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for killing Scott, 33, on Oct. 1, 2006. (Windsor Star) |
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LANGDON - Edward Reginald Makaruk, also known as Al, was discovered on a rural road east of Calgary. Strathmore RCMP is investigating the death with help from the RCMP Major Crimes Unit. They say the 28-year-old was involved in the drug trade. (CTV) MORE: Victim had gang ties |
HAMILTON - Paul DaSilva, 20, was at Whiskey Joe's Bar when he got in an argument with an acquaintance who owed him around $40. Within hours of DaSilva's death, 18-year-old Dylan Scott was arrested on a charge of second-degree murder. (Sun Media) PREVIOUS: Deadly bar fight |
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OTTAWA - Mohamed Jama Ali, a 26-year-old man who was shot to death in a ByWard Market bar early Thursday was a member of the Ottawa street gang Ledbury Banff Crips. (Ottawa Citizen) MORE: Victim identified |
HAMILTON - Thomas Riordan pleaded to second-degree murder. His brother Shane Riordan, 21, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of 22-year-old Michael Walsh. (Hamilton Spectator) |
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INDIO - Bill Dobbs's body was found in a dirt field near the resort of Palm Springs. Californian police have arrested a brother and sister, 32-year-old Jackie Lynn Dunson and her 27-year-old brother Robert Lee Dunson, in connection with the murder. (CTV) MORE: Siblings to be arraigned Siblings charged Businessman killed in California Tsawwassen man slain in US |
CALGARY - Investigators believe John Mordecia Buzo, 30, jumped from a balcony on the sixth-floor to his death. Inside the sixth-floor apartment, police found 35-year-old Tubi Alfred Kawaja dead from stab wounds. Kawaja was the common-law partner of Buzo. (CTV) PREVIOUS: Pair found dead Dead woman found with boy |
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CALGARY - Kyle Carlisle Brett, who would have turned 22 next week, was shot and killed behind the wheel of his car Wednesday night in a Falshire Dr NE alley that opens onto Grant MacEwan Elementary School. (Calgary Herald) PREVIOUS: Man shot dead Police search school grounds after body found |
LEAF RAPIDS, MB - Two 16-year-old boys have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the slaying of another teen in northern Manitoba. Mounties in Leaf Rapids were called to a home in the town where the body of Keith Anthony Woodman, 16, had been found. (CBC) |
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WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man sentenced to seven years in prison for a deadly stabbing outside a downtown bar will do less than four years behind bars once pre-trial custody and statutory release are factored in. Sandy Davis, 21, pleaded guilty to manslaughter last month for the December 2006 killing of Lester Saul Gonzalez. (Mike on Crime) PREVIOUS: Guilty plea to manslaughter |
YELLOWKNIFE - A woman accused in the severe beating of an elderly woman near Yellowknife who later died will not be charged with murder, Yellowknife RCMP say. Alice Nitsiza, 43, has already been charged with aggravated assault in the death of Marie Doctor, 84. RCMP said the results of a recent autopsy do not conclusively show that Doctor had died from her injuries. (CBC) |
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LEDUC - A pedestrian who died after he was hit by three vehicles on a highway near Leduc has been identified as Marcelo Alexander Guevara of Edmonton. Guevara, 37, died at the scene after he was hit by a vehicle that didn't stop northwest of Leduc on Highway 19, police said. He was then hit again by two other vehicles. (Edmonton Journal) MORE: Hit-and-run |
SADDLE LAKE - Kristy Brown, a 24-year-old Edmonton woman is facing second degree murder charges in connection with the death of 28-year-old Quentin Daniel Hunter. Hunter's body was found April 29 near a seniors' complex on the Saddle Lake First Nation. An autopsy revealed he died from a stab wound to the heart. (Edmonton Journal) |
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COWICHAN BAY - The man who died this week of gunshot wounds suffered in last month's double shooting in Cowichan Bay was believed to have been the target of a contract killing that took the life of his wife almost 25 years ago. A jury found Rodney Miles Camphaug, Gordon Michael Pawliw and Roderick Edwin Schnob guilty of the 1985 murder of Dianna Van Dooren, wife of Dennis Van Dooren. (Victoria Times Colonist) PREVIOUS: Man dies of wounds |
MONTREAL - The smirk that crossed a young man’s face Monday when he was sentenced to three years in a psychiatric facility for the second-degree murder of a teenager sent the victim’s stepsister into a rage. You piece of crap,” Corinne Moreau shouted at the youth after Superior Court Justice James Brunton sentenced him for the 2007 murder of Francesca St. Pierre, 14. (Montreal Gazette) PREVIOUS: Teen arrested Police investigate death |
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PRINCE ALBERT - Cody Halkett, 19, has been charged in connection with the death of Krista Kenny, 16. (CBC) |
RANKIN INLET - RCMP charged Mannapik Aklunark, 21, in the death of Teresa Aklunark, 64. (CBC) |
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EDMONTON - An Edmonton man who struck and killed a little boy with his truck two years ago won't be going to jail. Troy Van Heest, 37 was sentenced to a $2,000 fine, eight months probation and 100 hours of community service. In May 2007, six-year old Jake Medicoff was hit by Van Heest's truck when he stepped off a traffic island in Edmonton. (CBC) MORE: Man fined for careless driving Driver convicted on appeal Sweet kid remembered |
Man finds bodies ST-COME, Que. - Daniel Chalifoux's desperate search in the Laurentian backcountry for his missing lover ended horribly when he spotted her ex's pickup truck through the morning mountain mist. Inside the red Ford Ranger, Chalifoux found the bodies of his girlfriend, Lisa L'Esperance, 39, and her estranged common-law husband, Serge Gascon, 56. (CP) PREVIOUS: 2 bodies found in potential murder-suicide 2 found dead |
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MONTREAL - Michel Côté and Nadège Merceus have both been found guilty of the second-degree murder of Shane Jimrattie, 21, and interfering with his remains. (Montreal Gazette) |
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Nurse urged 5 to commit suicide ST. PAUL - The documents lay out the case against William Francis Melchert-Dinkel, a 46-year-old nurse whom St. Paul police have described as "a person of interest" in the suicide of Nadia Kajouji. (Toronto Star) |
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SASKATOON - He was drunk, stoned and filled with years of pent-up rage at the time - but in his sleep, Glen Derek Henderson is still haunted by memories of the night he brutally murdered Ralph Henschel. (Saskatoon Star Phoenix) |
TORONTO - Police say Rajeswaren Saravanamuthu, 39, a scrap metal shop owner, died of multiple stab wounds and "blunt force injury of the head." (CTV) MORE: Husband and father Man murdered |
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NORTH BAY - A man who pleaded guilty this week to the 1970 murder of a 12-year-old girl has been found dead in his jail cell. Provincial police say Barry Manion was found dead at the Monteith Correctional Complex in northern Ontario. (CTV) MORE: Killer found dead Murderer hangs himself Life sentence Cousin charged Murder charged laid Friends of Kathy |
TORONTO - Drugs and robbery are the motive behind the murder of a 22-year-old Toronto man who was shot while sitting inside his idling SUV. Toronto police said they have arrested one suspect but are looking for another in their investigation into the murder of Daniel Da Silva on Feb. 26. (CTV) MORE: Arrest in slaying Man shot Man found dead |
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EDMONTON - When RCMP arrived, they found the body of Danny Louis Quinney, 50. Jonathan Alexander Quinney, 29, was arrested. After an autopsy ruled the elder Quinney had been beaten to death, RCMP laid second-degree murder charges. (Edmonton Journal) |
Guilty of murdering sister-in-law OTTAWA - Allen Tehrankari was sentenced to life in prison with no chance for parole for 25 years for the first-degree murder of 46-year-old Barbara Galway, whose body was found in January 2005. (CTV) MORE: Man guilty of killing sister-in-law |
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USHERVILLE - The death of a woman in Usherville is now being treated as a homicide, the RCMP says. Surgis RCMP found the body of the woman, 50, at a home in the tiny community on Saturday. (CBC) |
PATONG - The English-language Phuket Gazette reported that one man was arrested in connection with the murder of Francis Alex Degioanni, 34, and four more were arrested Friday. (CTV) |
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BRAMPTON - Those who knew and loved Fatima Lima - found slain in her home two days ago - are struggling to make sense of the 59-year-old's death after learning Justin Lima, 28, her son has been charged in her murder. (Sun Media) PREVIOUS: Son charged Son arrested Son charged in slaying |
GATINEAU - Abdilatif Abdi Diriyeh had a show cause hearing by phone. An autopsy is scheduled this week in Montreal on the 27-year-old male victim who died after being stabbed with a knife. Police have not released the man's identity. (Sun Media) PREVIOUS: Fight homicide Birthday boy behind bars |
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CALGARY - Police say they know who killed Jacqueline Crazybull but they do not have enough evidence to lay charges. On July 11, 2007, Crazybull was killed while sitting on a bench on 17 Ave SW. She was one of five people randomly stabbed throughout the city that night. (CTV) PREVIOUS: Woman's kindness led to her death Stabbing rampage wasn't meant to kill anyone |
TORONTO - Michael Minott, 19, was pronounced dead at hospital around 2:30am Friday. The victim was stabbed repeatedly inside an apartment on Jones Ave. The apartment is the home of Minott's girlfriend. The suspect has two young children with the woman. Jason Coleman, 21, will be charged with second-degree murder. (Toronto Star) MORE: Murder charge in stabbing |
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MISSISSAUGA - In a rare decision, a 23-year-old man, initially charged with murder, has had all charges withdrawn because forensic evidence and a polygraph test points to him being sexually assaulted by the man he was accused of killing. (Toronto Star) |
Body of cabbie positively identified DARTMOUTH - Sergei Kostin, 40, took a call on Jan. 17 and was never seen again. His burnt-out car was later found on the outskirts of Dartmouth. RCMP aren't saying how Kostin died. . (CBC) PREVIOUS: Body found Search on for cabbie |
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TORONTO - After years of dealing with alcoholism and infidelity, Pamela Olara finally had enough and recently told her husband to move out, a close friend says. (Sun Media) PREVIOUS: Woman murdered in domestic dispute 1 dead, officer slashed |
Parents kill their children to ‘protect them’ MONTREAL - Parents who kill their children are typically in the throes of a suicidal depression so deep the idea of murder becomes a form of kindness. (Montreal Gazette) PREVIOUS: Mental illness can't explain murder-suicides |
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SUDBURY - The teen, who was convicted of second-degree murder, was sentenced for the November 2007 slaying of Lindsay Lemieux inside her home. He was 14 at the time of the murder. (CP) MORE: Teen will be in the community within 4 years Teen likely to re-offend Community in shock |
CALGARY - The owners of a home where a basement fire killed three people have pleaded not guilty. Akif and Bushra Amin had 12 charges laid against them. Tiffany Cox, Jonathan St. Pierre and Colleen Mantei all died following a basement fire in the Amin's Parkdale property on January 26th. (CTV) |
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RED DEER - A 29-year-old man who pleaded guilty to his involvement in the death of an Edmonton man two years ago was found dead in Red Deer early Sunday morning. The victim, 29-year-old Brandon Prevey who is known to police, had been shot to death while sitting in a vehicle on Ibbotson Close. (CTV) MORE: Gangster shot down Kenyon Joseph Gardiner |
TORONTO - Before anybody tries to defend the justice system, or talks about the success rate of rehabilitation for cold-blooded killers, perhaps visit the devastated home of Ed and Dawn Novak. You'll forgive them for being somewhat skeptical. (Sun Media) MORE: Let her killer rot 'Natural born killer' guilty Saying goodbye to a dear friend |
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VANCOUVER - Sukhvir Singh Khosa was convicted in 2000, along with the Bahadur Singh Bhalru, in the death of Vancouver resident Irene Thorpe. Canada Border Services Agency confirms Khosa was removed from Canada and is now in India. (CTV) MORE: Street racer deported, 9 years later 2004: Street racers draw closer to deportation 'Slap on the hand' sentence |
BRAMPTON - In the months leading up to the death of Jayden Marc-Anthony Bernard, the toddler's parents were involved in a bitter custody dispute. Shortly after the boy's body was discovered, police charged his mother with first-degree murder. (Toronto Star) PREVIOUS: 'A good parent' Mother tried to commit suicide Mother charged with son's murder Mother charged |
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FBI database links long-haul truckers, serial killings The FBI suspects that serial killers working as long-haul truckers are responsible for the slayings of hundreds of prostitutes, hitchhikers and stranded motorists whose bodies have been dumped near highways over the last three decades. (LA Times) |
BRAMPTON - Peel Region homicide detectives have arrested three people in connection with the murder of Toronto restaurateur George Koutroubis. (CTV) MORE: Suspect 'a good guy' Arrests made Arrests in killing Restaurant owner found dead Police retracing final hours |
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HAMILTON - Hamilton's Natasha Ritchie, 18, succumbed to her injuries after a vehicle driven by her dad, Terry Ritchie, 45, collided with a van and smashed into a pole. The crash occurred after the driver allegedly failed to stop for police, the SIU said. (Hamilton Spectator) MORE: Mother killed Mother killed in collision involving police |
Accused jailed on robbery charge OTTAWA - Curtis Joel Foster pleaded guilty to robbing five tourists, including two Canadians in August. But he must still appear in court to face murder charges in the death of Terry Schwarzfeld of Ottawa. (CBC) MORE: Bajan officer arrives in Ottawa Guilty plea to 5 robbery charges A tribute to Terry Schwarzfeld Victim of Barbados attack dies |
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CALGARY - Police have laid charges against a 25-year-old man in connection with the death of David Dupuis. Richard Micheal Sikora, 25, is charged with second-degree murder. (CTV) MORE: Police make arrest Suspicious death Man found dead Violent crimes abound |
SHERBROOKE - Police in Sherbrooke believe a mother killed her nine-year-old son and then herself. Police identified the victims as Sylvie Laneauville, 43, and her son, Jerome Laneauville Grenier, 9. (CBC) PREVIOUS: Woman and boy found dead |
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MONTREAL - As investigators continue to probe the death of Jessica Neilson, The Gazette has learned the last person believed to have seen her alive was once accused of assaulting her and has a history of problems controlling his anger. In December, the police seized the cellphone records of Shawn Murray, a 33-year-old LaSalle man and Neilson's partner at the time of her disappearance. (Montreal Gazette) MORE: Neilson was murdered autopsy shows Murder investigation Body found |
MISSISSAUGA - Two Hamilton men and another from Woodbridge have been charged with second-degree murder in March 15 slaying of Jermaine Marlon Scott. Peel homicide detectives said this morning Reno Woods, 23, Jerome Marshall, 23, both of of Hamilton, and Lani Valdes Harris, 21, of Woodbridge were arrested Thursday. (Hamilton Spectator) PREVIOUS: Killed fleeing bar fight Police investigate Man dies after pub stabbing Victim identified Stabbing outside bar |
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Man charged in death of infant KAMSACK, SK - RCMP have charged a man from Cote First Nation with second-degree murder in connection with the death last year of a baby. (CBC) |
Brother testifies against brother CALGARY - Gregory John Hetrick told police he was drunk and blacked out when he strangled his mother in their Hawkwood home two years ago. (Calgary Herald) |
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'Justice system has to do better job' MONTREAL - Jinane Ghannoum did everything a victim of conjugal violence is supposed to do, but still ended up dead. Police said Ghannoum’s estranged husband, Mahboub El Hage, shot his wife in the basement of their Laval home before taking his own life. (Montreal Gazette) PREVIOUS: Murder-suicide Couple found dead Police suspect murder suicide |
TORONTO - Samuel Oliveira Junior, 46, was found stumbling near a streetcar in the Brock Ave. and Dundas St. West area. Soon after, police were alerted to a second stabbing victim in hospital. Authorities have arrested and charged Kleiton Luciano DaSilva in connection with the stabbings. (CTV) MORE: Trail of blood leads to suspect Under arrest |
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STONY PLAIN - A 16-year-old teen has been charged by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in connection with the death of two girls who died of an ecstasy overdose in Alberta. RCMP in Stony Plain made the arrest four days after Leah House and Trinity Dawn Bird and two other teenage girls became seriously ill after ingesting the drug. Bird and House died earlier this week. (CTV) PREVIOUS: Overdose death 6 girls overdose |
CALGARY - For two hours, hired killer Justin Brandon Anderson lay in wait in a vehicle parked at Northland Village mall, clutching a 9-mm Glock semi-automatic handgun. When drug dealer Jaspreet Singh Rahal, 25, emerged after working out at Gold's Gym, the vehicle's driver pointed him out as the target. Anderson fired nine shots, pumping seven of them into Rahal's torso. (Calgary Herald) MORE: Contract killer receives life sentence |
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PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE - Ryan David Earl Perswain, 28, apologized to the family of victim Sherman Meeches for the pain he has caused them. (Sun Media) PREVIOUS: Charges laid Man dies after beating |
SASKATOON - A 23-year-old Lloydminster father is facing second-degree murder charges in connection with the death of his six-month-old baby boy. Charges were laid against James Andrew Larose, 23. (Saskatoon Star Phoenix) |
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CALGARY - The body of 43-year-old Shirley Lynn Allwright was discovered in a tent in a wooded area in southwest Calgary on August 30, 2004. On Tuesday investigators with the Calgary Police Service and La Sûreté du Québec arrested 31-year-old Claude Baril of Quebec. (CTV) MORE: Arrest in 2004 case Everyone has value |
MONCTON - Daniel Steven Dion, 19, and John Marc Gallant, 19, are now looking at a long list of charges stemming from incidents on March 10 that left two Moncton men badly beaten and Laine MacDonald, 32, a Shediac man dead. (CBC) MORE: Murder charge Murder shocks Shediac Brother died in struggle 3 men involved in killing |
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CHATHAM - Police say they believe Romeo Marentette, 81, was killed in his high-rise apartment. Chatham residents David Gillander, 33, Maria Elias, 44, and Richard Scaman, 55, face charges of first-degree murder. (Sun Media) |
LA RONGE - Lawrence Edward McKenzie, 68, died Sunday from injuries RCMP say the man suffered during a dispute in the family home on March 10. Lawrence Eugene McKenzie, 44, has been arrested and is currently in custody. (Saskatoon Star Phoenix) |
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EDGEWOOD - Two bodies, 58-year-old male and a 57-year-old female, now identified as Robert Joseph MacKillop and Colleen Laura Armstrong, were found in an Edgewood residence on March 29 and police are treating the deaths as suspicious at this time. . (Arrow Lakes News) |
PORT MCNEILL - A Zeballos woman has been arrested in connection with the death of her husband. Port McNeill RCMP were called to the Ehattasaht reserve, where a 42-year-old man had been killed. The man's 32-year-old wife Marguerite John has been charged with murder. (Vancouver Province) |
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Security video captures murder TORONTO - Once again, Toronto Police are turning to security cameras as they investigate the city's latest homicide. Kaser St. Louis, 24, was killed Feb. 28. Emergency crews found St. Louis at 1176 Kennedy Rd, just north of Lawrence Ave, around 3am. He had been shot in the chest and died in hospital. (CityNews) MORE: Victim struck by car, shot to death Police identify victim Overnight shooting |
Indian police have arrested Manjit Singh, a Vancouver truck driver, on suspicion of hiring contract killers to murder his wife, Kuldeep Kaur Badyal, 32. Also arrested in India are Manjit Singh's brother Charanjit Singh, who is described as a local politician, and Satinder Singh, an unemployed youth, police said. (Vancouver Province) PREVIOUS: Husband arrested Woman murdered |
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Daughters dead; mother hospitalized and father missing LAVAL - The girls' father Giuseppe De Vito, is a suspected mafia member who has been missing since 2006 after a mafia roundup in Ontario and Quebec. Adele Sorella, 43, was arrested around 3am Wednesday after her SUV hit a pole on rang du Bas-St-Francois Street. The bodies of the girls, Sabrina, 8, and Amanda, 9, were found inside the family home in Laval's Duvernay district by family members who called 911 around 4pm. (CTV) PREVIOUS: Mother arrested Depressed mom arrested |
ORILLIA - Ontario Provincial Police are finally able to put a name to a body that was found in 1967 in Balsam Lake Provincial Park near Coboconk, Ont. The remains are that of young man named Eric Jones of Noelville, Ont., police announced at a news conference Monday, as they posted a $50,000 reward in the search for Jones' killer. Family members were able to identify Jones after watching a recent report on W-FIVE. (CTV) MORE: Police identify body found in 1967 Cold case victim identified OPP 1967 cold case |
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Parents want death ruled murder OTTAWA - Although almost eight years has passed, John and Gloria Connelly will continue their long and expensive quest this week to prove their son's suicide was actually a murder - with the suicide finding abetted by what they claim was a sloppy investigation. (Sun Media) PREVIOUS: A knock on the door Reopen, 'bungled' probe |
Homicide a tragic climax to turmoil MOOSE JAW - Otto Hanson and Deborah Lynn Smith were supposed to spend Thursday morning in separate courtrooms at Regina Provincial Court, each accused of assaulting the other during an argument last month. Instead, Smith is dead and Hanson is in jail charged with her murder. (Regina Leader-Post) MORE: Hansen sent for assessment |
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OTTAWA - A judge laid down an adult sentence for a young offender convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Michael Oatway, 23, who was killed while riding an OC Transpo bus two years ago. Shawn McKenzie, who is now 19, was sentenced to 10 years in prison without parole. (CTV) PREVIOUS: Emotions boil over outside courtroom Story of courage and cowardice Bus stabbing |
Fire set to cover up double-murder WINNIPEG - Police say two men stabbed to death in the same inner city home Saturday likely didn't kill each other, and that it's still uncertain whether whoever did kill them tried to burn the house down to cover it up. Dennis Ray Baptiste and Jessie Edward Henderson, both 23, were killed in a Maryland St home. (Sun Media) PREVIOUS: Victims named Double homicide Homicides investigated |
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Slain tycoon's company lent suspect money TORONTO - Developer Marshall Ross, charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his cousin Glen Davis, had borrowed money from Davis's holding company, perhaps more than $1 million, sources say. (Toronto Star) |
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MISSISSAUGA - A woman who was pregnant when she stabbed a man to death at her baby shower has sentenced to six years in prison. Barbara Lanthier, 28, had pleaded guilty to manslaughter after stabbing Jay Kumar Atha, 21, on Feb. 16, 2009. (Toronto Star) PREVIOUS: Couple charged Woman charged |
MARKHAM - Detectives are hoping the footage will help them track down a man wanted in connection with the murder of a store employee at Pacific Mall. The 26-year-old victim, Chun Kit "Daniel" Cheong was shot once in the head. (CityNews) PREVIOUS: Store clerk slain Mall shooting Pacific Mall shooting |
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No chance of parole for 25 years PEACE RIVER - A Peace River jury has convicted a Hines Creek man of first-degree murder for killing his roommate and setting his trailer on fire. Wayne Foster Yates, 40, killed James Brideau, 41, in January 2006. (Edmonton Journal) PREVIOUS: Convicted of 1st degree murder |
LONDON, Ont. - Jodie Hoogstra, a 41-year-old London woman is facing second degree murder charges in the stabbing death of a London teen early Saturday. Matthew Owen, 19, died as a result of a stab wound to the neck. (London Free Press) MORE: Woman charged with 2nd degree Teen dies in stabbing |
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BUFFALO - Police identified the victim as Aasiya Z. Hassan, 37. Detectives have charged her husband, Muzzammil Hassan, 44, with second-degree murder. (Buffalo News) MORE: Man charged in beheading Headless body in gutless press |
CALGARY - Court of Queen's Bench Justice Beth Hughes accepted a joint submission that Roseanne Turningrobe, originally convicted of first-degree murder in the death of Jordena Baptiste on Aug. 11, 2003, serve 10 years before being eligible for parole. (Calgary Herald) |
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AJAX - Investigators say they are probing the possibility that the two young men - aged 15 and 17 years old - were killed intentionally shortly after they were involved in a brawl with a group of youth. (CTV) MORE: 2 teens die after melee 2 teens die |
WINNIPEG - Timothy Smith was given a six-and-a-half year prison term after pleading guilty to manslaughter for the August 2005 killing of 15-year-old Gregg Johnston inside a North End home. Smith was 17 at the time of the attack. (Mike on Crime) MORE: Adult sentence |
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TORONTO - Alexis Eracleous was gunned down inside his ground-level apartment on Feb. 10. Police announced that Joseph Leitch, 19, of Toronto, had been arrested and charged with second-degree murder. (CTV) PREVIOUS: Images released of suspects Drugs, robbery behind latest murder Police release video |
MONCTON - David Joseph Ouellette had been charged in November with second-degree murder in the death of Douglas James Edgett and manslaughter in the death of Cheryl Pyne. (CBC) MORE: Guilty pleas in cold cases RCMP lay charges in cold cases Charge in 1991 murder |
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100 MILE HOUSE - A woman shot during a domestic dispute in 100 Mile House died en route to hospital, just hours after an RCMP officer shot and killed the man involved in the incident. Police said the 56-year-old woman ran to a neighbour's home, saying she'd been shot. When RCMP arrived, they said a man exited a residence armed with a shotgun. (Prince George Citizen) PREVIOUS: Incident claims 2nd life RCMP shooting |
DAWSON CREEK - At least three people other than the victim and the accused were in the Fort St. John apartment at the time of the killing, according to an agreed statement of facts The Journal fought for weeks to make public. The girl's parents have asked that her name not be made public, while her boyfriend cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. (Edmonton Journal) PREVIOUS: Teen pleads guilty |
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TORONTO - Peter Bowen tried to sprint for his life, but the 20-year-old couldn't outrun the hail of bullets from two different guns that chased him along the ground-floor hallway of his North York highrise and ultimately ended his life. Moments before the gunfire erupted around 7pm Sunday "Bugz" was with two friends in the lobby of 345 Driftwood Ave. (Sun Media) PREVIOUS: Victim ID'd Victim identified Man shot |
OSHAWA - Police responded to a disturbance call on Cunningham Avenue Tuesday just before 10pm, where they discovered the body of the victim, Sherry Martin, 52. According to police, Ms. Martin’s body showed “obvious signs of trauma.” Her common-law husband, Ken Mullin, 40, was taken into custody and charged with second degree murder. (National Post) MORE: Slaying shocks neighbourhood |
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NORTH BATTLEFORD - Barry Alexander Dearing has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 15 years after pleading guilty to a grisly murder in which he twice shot an Ruby Macaroff, 82, in February. Dearing, 32, was originally charged with first-degree murder. (Star Phoenix) PREVIOUS: Foul play Death shocks town |
DELBURNE - Police charged 48-year-old Brian Clarence Volker with first-degree murder Tuesday in the death of his estranged wife. RCMP were called by a family member who feared for the safety of 44-year-old Deborah Volker. The victim was found dead in her home. (CTV) PREVIOUS: Court order against man charged |
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HALIFAX - There was a prolonged silence in the Halifax courtroom after the jury found Nathaniel Sparks and Jerrell Johnston not guilty of second-degree murder in the shootings of Martaze Provo and Brandon Beals outside an after-hours club in East Preston in December 2006. (CBC) PREVIOUS: 2 arrested in shooting deaths |
FERNIE - 19-year-old Travis Phillip Steeger, was walking across 7th St & Crowsnest Hwy when he was struck by an eastbound vehicle. The owner of the vehicle, 33 year old Fernie resident Adam Robert Lund, appeared in court yesterday for failing to stop at an accident causing death. (KBS) PREVIOUS: Hit-and-run |
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Man shot in home invasion dies EDMONTON - John Nickason, 21, died on Feb. 15. He was allegedly shot while trying to protect his father from a beating three weeks earlier. After a brief manhunt, Steven David Kennedy, 44, turned himself in to police in Hinton. (Edmonton Journal) PREVIOUS: Home invasion victim dies Suspect turns himself in |
SASKATOON - A Saskatchewan mother has been sentenced to two years in jail for killing her baby daughter. Court heard how Corrona Shorting threw seven-month-old Corona Florence Genaille against the wooden arm of a sofa on Sept. 24, 2007. (CBC) PREVIOUS: Mother sentenced Death sparks agency review |
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