6 h. ago Psychiatrist expressed concerns during mental fitness test for Calgary man accused of murder

Suspect tried to downplay his hallucinations but also expressed fears about being kidnapped, court told

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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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5 d. ago ‘No evidence’ woman accused of murder knew OPP officer would be fatally shot: Defence

A woman co-accused of murder in the 2022 death of a provincial police officer was used as an “unwitting shield” by the shooter, her defence lawyer claimed Wednesday, arguing there’s no evidence she knew shots would be fired or that the shooter had a gun. Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot on Dec. […]

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6 d. 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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1 week 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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1 week ago Drunk mom crashed into canal, left to take bath while toddler drowned: DA

A California woman accused of impaired driving has been charged with murder following the death of her four-year-old daughter in a car crash. Juliette Marie Acosta, 26, was initially charged with driving under the influence after she allegedly drove into an irrigation canal on March 8 near Hickman, Calif., the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office […]

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2 w. ago FBI says Wisconsin teen accused of parents’ murder did so as part of plot to assassinate Trump

Agency alleges Nikita Casap, 17, was trying to acquire 'the financial means and autonomy' to kill the president and overthrow the government

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2 w. ago Graphic video shown at murder trial for Toronto man accused of former actor’s death

Graphic video footage capturing the moment Gabriel del Castillo Mullally was fatally run over by a car was shown at the trial for the man accused of his murder on Thursday.

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2 w. ago Andrew Tate accusations — rape, assault, murder threats — detailed in UK court docs

Tate is currently embroiled in numerous legal battles concerning a slew of criminal accusations, including in the U.K., the U.S. and Romania.

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2 w. ago Fate of accused black widow Monica Sementilli in jury’s hands

The long, agonizing ordeal for the family of famed hairstylist Fabio Sementilli is grinding to its bitter conclusion. The jury in the first-degree murder and conspiracy trial for the accused black widow Monica Sementilli has been handed the case and began deliberations late Wednesday. They are expected to resume on Thursday morning. Toronto stylist Fabio […]

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3 w. ago Idaho mom who killed 2 of her kids goes on trial over death of husband

PHOENIX — Lori Vallow Daybell, who was convicted of killing her two youngest children and conspiring to murder a romantic rival, is on trial again Monday. This time, she’s accused in Arizona of conspiring to murder her estranged husband. In opening statements the prosecution said that Vallow Daybell conspired with brother Alex Cox to kill […]

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3 w. ago HUNTER: Accused Toronto rampage stabber now charged in Niagara Falls murder attempt

The police description of the M.O. fits like a glove. Perfect almost. The violent narrative, as allegedly scripted by Mackenzie Duncan, 23, in Niagara Falls, has a chillingly familiar ring to it. Duncan, of course, was out on bail at the time he allegedly went on a stabbing rampage in downtown Toronto last weekend. Three […]

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3 w. ago Ontario man accused of killing girlfriend pleads guilty to murder on eve of trial

A Toronto man accused of killing his on-and-off again girlfriend has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on the eve of his trial.

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3 w. ago 4 men accused in Edmonton drowning homicide, 1 believed to have fled to India

Sukhvir Singh, 32, was found dead in an industrial area near 17 Street and Yellowhead Trail. Police said he died from drowning and four men are accused of first-degree murder.

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3 w. ago Engineer wife alleges sex abuse by husband accused of trying to throw her off cliff

An engineer who accused her husband of attempted murder during their Hawaiian holiday by throwing her off a cliff alleges he has been sexually abusing her for months. Arielle Konig, 36, claimed in a restraining order that her husband, 46-year-old Gerhardt Konig, sexually abused and assaulted her for months before trying to push her off […]

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4 w. ago Murder trial begins for man accused in random stabbing of Calgary woman

The trial of a Calgary man accused in the fatal 2022 random stabbing of Vanessa Ladouceur begins Monday. Michael John Adenyi faces a charge of first-degree murder.

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