16 h. ago ‘I was disgusted with myself’: Toronto man on trial for murdering 12

One of three men on trial for the first-degree murder of a 12-year-old boy, who was struck by a stray bullet on Jane Street nearly five years ago, testified Wednesday.

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37 h. ago Jury deliberations begin in trial of woman accused of killing drug dealer

The jury at the trial of a London woman charged with first-degree murder in the beating death of a drug dealer has begun its deliberations. Ashley Bourget, 41, has been on trial since early last month in the death of Grant Norton, 59, whose body was discovered in a white plastic barrel dumped near the […]

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41 h. ago Jurors in Michigan cop’s murder trial struggling to reach verdict, told to keep trying

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A judge urged jurors to keep working Tuesday after they said they couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict in the murder trial of a Michigan police officer who fatally shot a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant minutes after a routine traffic stop. “Talk things over in the spirit of fairness and frankness. … By […]

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5 d. ago Michigan cop on trial tells jurors he feared for his life before killing African immigrant

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Michigan police officer who killed a man with a shot to the back of the head testified in his own defense Friday, telling jurors at his second-degree murder trial that he was “running on fumes” and fearing for his life after losing his Taser during an intense fight. “I believed […]

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5 d. ago Jury in Calgary stabbing murder trial told by judge to consider NCR defence first

The case is to be in the hands of the jury soon.

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7 d. ago Accused was 'a dupe' in killing of drug dealer: Defence lawyer

The woman on trial for the first-degree murder of a drug dealer whose body was found in a barrel near the Thames River was used as a “dupe” for the actual perpetrators of the crime, defence counsel said Wednesday. Defence counsel for Ashley Bourget, who pleaded not guilty in the death of Grant Norton, a […]

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9 d. ago Psychiatrist had concerns during fitness test for Calgary man charged with 1st

The lawyers for the accused are arguing he is not criminally responsible by reason of a medical disorder.

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1 week ago Guns used in death of Toronto boy hit by stray bullet shown to jury at murder trial

Two Glock 19 handguns which were used in the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Dante Andreatta were shown to a jury on Friday. He was killed by a stray bullet in Toronto.

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1 week ago Jury begins deliberations in trial of pair accused of killing OPP officer

Jurors in the trial of two people accused of murder in the 2022 shooting death of a provincial police officer have begun their deliberations after hearing closing arguments in the case this week. Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot on Dec. 27, 2022, while responding to a vehicle in a ditch west of […]

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1 week ago Trial underway for 3 men accused in murder of Ontario boy hit by stray bullet

Almost five years after a 12-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet in Toronto, the first-degree murder trial for the two alleged shooters and the getaway driver has begun.

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2 w. ago Bellefeuille was unresponsive and crying after shooting OPP officer

Bodycam video of Bellefeuille's ambulance ride to hospital was shown to the jury Wednesday in the first-degree murder trial.

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2 w. ago Rap song found in alleged Toronto shooter’s phone was ‘the truth’: Crown

A Crown attorney is prosecuting two men for the first-degree murder of Regent Park youth worker Thane Murray.

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2 w. ago Accused says she was asked to lure drug dealer to her apartment

Ashley Bourget said she’s putting her safety and reputation at risk by taking the stand at her first-degree murder trial. “I’m afraid of retaliation from the mob,” she testified Tuesday as the defence began its case in the Superior Court jury trial now in its fifth week. “I’m also afraid of what people on the […]

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2 w. ago OPP officer was gunned down because accused couple wanted to avoid arrest: Crown closing remarks

'Randall McKenzie and Brandi Stewart-Sperry, together as a team and separately as individuals, had a problem. If the police came to the scene, they were going to get arrested'

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2 w. ago Murder suspect had hallucinations and fear months before attack, mother tells court

Michael Adenyi started having hallucinations in September 2021, his mother told court on Tuesday

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2 w. ago Closing submissions underway at trial of two people accused of killing OPP officer

Closing submissions are underway in the trial of two people accused of murder in the shooting death of a provincial police officer.

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2 w. ago Karen Read’s second murder trial revives debate over who killed her cop boyfriend

DEDHAM, Mass. — The second murder trial of Karen Read, whose case has sparked a national debate on police accountability and won her legions of devoted fans, will begin Tuesday with both sides laying out conflicting theories of how her Boston police officer boyfriend ended up dead. Read is accused of striking John O’Keefe with […]

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2 w. ago Judge permits ‘bushy eyebrow’ testimony in Idaho quadruple murder trial

Kohberger's defence team says it would be prejudicial to permit the 'bushy eyebrow' testimony, as it could cause a jury to believe he is guilty because of his brows.

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2 w. ago Judge to allow ‘bushy eyebrows’ testimony in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder trial

BOISE, Idaho — A judge says a former roommate of four University of Idaho students who were killed in 2022 can testify about seeing an intruder with “bushy eyebrows” around the time of the crime. Defense attorneys for Bryan Kohberger had asked 4th District Judge Steven Hippler during a hearing earlier this month to bar […]

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2 w. ago Accused's violent poem entered as evidence at drug dealer murder trial

Ashley Bourget called her poem “Small Child” – but it contained a big, glaring comment that kept it out of a jailhouse poetry-writing competition. Instead, her creative writing from October 2023 while she was behind bars became evidence at her first-degree murder trial in the death of high-level drug dealer Grant Norton. “Now that I’m […]

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