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Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who awaits trial in a sexual abuse case, was arrested for his involvement in an armed altercation in the Dominican Republic countryside, police said Monday. Meregirdo Espinosa, a Dominican police spokesman, told The Associated Press the altercation happened in a parking lot in San …
Read More »Most criminal cases in Ontario now ending before charges are tested at trial
Emily Quint says she would never have pursued the prosecution of the man she alleges sexually assaulted her nearly three years ago if she’d known what she’d go through. “The whole process was horrific,” said Quint. “The way that it ended, my whole world went up in flames.” A year …
Read More »Canadian David DePape gets life sentence in 2nd trial related to attack on Paul Pelosi
The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer in their California home was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole following a separate state trial. A San Francisco jury in …
Read More »Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as deaths rise to 12
Rwandan health authorities will begin a vaccine study against the Marburg hemorrhagic fever as the East African country tries to stop the spread of an outbreak that has killed 12 people. Rwanda, which received 700 doses of a vaccine under trial from the U.S.-based Sabin Vaccine Institute, will offer it to …
Read More »Jacob Hoggard concludes testimony in sexual assault trial
WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Jacob Hoggard wrapped up his time in the witness box in his sexual assault trial this morning after the Crown cross-examined him on apparent gaps in his memory. Hoggard has pleaded not guilty and …
Read More »Murder trial begins for Ontario man accused of beating girlfriend to death
Carland Walker and Nabila Aminzadah had been dating for two years when paramedics were called to the basement apartment where Walker lived with his brother to find Aminzadah lying on her back in Walker’s bedroom, her eyes swollen shut, with marks all over her body including cuts and puncture wounds …
Read More »Hoggard trial: Defence to resume cross-examining complainant
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 27, 2024 7:51 am Updated September 27, 2024 10:08 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Jacob Hoggard‘s sexual assault trial is set to resume Friday with further cross-examination of his accuser, after several heated exchanges on Thursday. …
Read More »‘That was the plan, light her on fire’: Closing submissions at Ontario man’s murder trial
Norbert Budai’s behaviour was absurd and shocking when he lit his ex-wife, Henrietta Viski’s hair on fire after he learned she was cheating on him. However, reasonable doubt exists as to whether he planned and deliberated her murder, according to Budai’s lawyer, Loui Dallas. During closing submissions at Budai’s first-degree …
Read More »Verdict expected in sexual assault trial for ex-military HR head – National
By Sarah Ritchie The Canadian Press Posted September 16, 2024 7:50 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Ottawa judge is set to deliver a verdict this morning in the sexual assault trial for former vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson. Edmundson was the head of the …
Read More »‘Mom was already on fire’: Chilling 911 call played during murder trial of Ontario man
The 911 call is chilling. It’s the voice of a teenage girl telling an ambulance dispatcher that her mom, Henrietta Viski, is on fire and she needs help quickly. The young woman tells the dispatcher that the 37-year-old is burning and says a man lit her mother on fire. “Is …
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