Tag: assault
‘Innocent joke’ preceded fatal gunshot at large bush party: Witness
While hiding in the bushes in the darkness, they heard the pop. Then, everywhere there was chaos. Rachel Johnson, testifying Tuesday at the second-degree murder trial of Emily Altmann, 22, and Carlos Guerra Guerra, 23, described the scene at a southwest London bush party after a gunshot rang out and Western University student Josue Silva, […]
OPP offer new details in ‘high-risk’ London takedown
A Hamilton man arrested in a âhigh-riskâ takedown across the street from London police headquarters is charged with forcible confinement, provincial police say. Officers responded to a reported disturbance in a vehicle on Hjghway 401 West about 10:30 a.m. Monday, Middlesex OPP said Tuesday. âThe OPP received a call from passengers in a vehicle that […]
Witness admits to making mocking video before fatal bush-party shooting
A video from a London bush party where a teen was later shot dead, which a 21-year-old posted on social media, shows her own face and then a group of women, one of them with a purse. Emily Altmannâs defence lawyer, Nathan Gorham, asked several times why Isabella Restrepo made that short clip and why […]
Stunt-riding motorcyclist sparks police probe
Police in Brantford were seeking information from the public to identify the rider of a motorcycle involved in stunt driving. The rider was seen standing on his moving motorcycle on several occasions and also exhibited other aggressive driving behaviour, police said in a statement. Police issued a photo in the hope of identifying the motorcyclist, […]
Sentencing delayed for man who stabbed stranger in random Richmond Row attack
The sentencing hearing for a London man who pleaded guilty to a random attack on a stranger on Richmond Row has been delayed pending a potential order for a psychiatric assessment.Â