Tag: Homicide
Accused denies killing drug dealer, ‘bragging’ about it
Ashley Bourget admitted she didn’t like Grant Norton. “It doesn’t mean I killed him,” she said during her third day in the witness box at her first-degree murder trial. Bourget, 41, who has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of the 59-year-old drug dealer, began her testimony on Tuesday and started to […]
London home where nurse was fatally shot listed for $1.18M
A northwest London home linked to one of the city’s most shocking homicides in recent years has been listed for sale for $1.18 million. Homicide victim Lynda Marques lived at 2229 Wateroak Dr., located in the city’s Fox Hollow neighbhourhood, with her boyfriend, Ali Bhatti, and their young son. Two masked gunmen shot Marques, 30, […]
Third person charged in fiery death of St. Thomas woman
A 50-year-old man facing charges of manslaughter and arson is the third person charged in the death of a St. Thomas woman last summer, police say. Victoria Dill, 40, died in hospital after she was found with a gunshot wound near the scene of a fire at an apartment at 20 Hiawatha St. in St. […]
Resident, dog escape $150K overnight blaze: London Fire Department
A London resident and their dog escaped an early morning fire on Monday, officials with the London Fire Department say. In a statement on social media, they say that crews arrived at a “fully involved structure fire” on Hubrey Road – which runs north-south near London’s southeastern edge, close to the Wilton Grove Road-Highbury Avenue […]
Victim’s family talk of dashed hopes at killer’s sentencing hearing
Devon Cherrey-Rooke’s family never doubted how much he loved them and they loved him back. Sometime before his death on Aug. 7, 2022, he sent them a letter saying he was ready to move past the tough life he was living. “I’m done doing drugs. I miss my family, making good money, being trusted and […]