Tag: Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre
Photos of accused, victim tell story daughter ‘lost it,’ killed mother: Crown
Barbara Cabala has maintained throughout her Superior Court manslaughter trial her mother attacked her and she was defending herself during a fight that left her mother dead.
London cop quits, ending professional misconduct tribunal
A veteran London cop has resigned amid allegations he hired a sex-trade worker and insulted fellow officers on social media. Seven professional misconduct charges against Const. Juan Romero, 47, were stayed Friday after a tribunal heard the 20-year service member had resigned from the force. But that’s not the end of legal trouble for Romero, […]
Shock, anger over inmate’s death: ‘No one deserves to die like that’
Those close to an inmate who died in the Sarnia Jail are expressing shock, anger, and are calling for accountability over his sudden death.
Crown urges maximum sentence for ‘worst offender’ in devastating stabbing
When he was sentenced the first time for a violent stabbing, the family of Michael Postâs victim urged the Crown to lock him away âfor a very long time.â
Fentanyl dealer who dodged manslaughter charge gets house arrest
The smudging ceremony in the courtroom before Craig French was sentenced for fentanyl trafficking aimed to honour ancestors and cleanse bodies and minds. The ceremony is rarely seen in the Superior Court of Justice. Before it began, there was an explanation how the Indigenous ceremony was considered to be âsacred medicine and enlightenmentâ for all […]
Biker claims he’s a changed man. Judge unmoved, sends him to prison
Big Red didnât get a second chance.
Unruly man jailed, ordered to pay $4K after smashing police station window
Sarnia resident Cordell Chambers has a reputation for causing commotions inside the cityâs courthouse, jail, and police headquarters.
Inquest into seven deaths at London jail delayed again by province
The province is making another attempt to limit the scope of a coroner’s inquest into seven London jail deaths.
One year in, signs of promise and progress at London’s ‘House of Hope’
Statistics from the first year suggest that highly supportive housing changes the lives of even the most troubled people living on London’s streets and make the streets themselves safer for everyone.
London jail deaths inquest delayed to point of no return: Lawyer
Urged by a coroner to figure quickly out its next steps at a delayed inquest, a provincial ministry is seeking even more time to provide answers. That has derailed the inquest indefinitely and put families who were on the brink of learning more about their loved ones’ deaths back into the shadows, says London lawyer […]