Tag: London courts
Jury hears account of deadly fight at trial of woman charged in mom’s death
The woman charged with manslaughter in the 2021 death of her mother told police that they were “strangling each other full-throttle,” the jury heard Friday as the Crown concluded its case.
Accused tells police she and her mother ‘were at each other’s throats’
Barbara Cabala and the London police detective were crowded around the computer in the sparse interview room, listening to her frantic 911 call made hours earlier from her mother’s home after she said they had gotten into a violent exchange. Det. Blair Gould wanted her to hear it, especially after Cabala had told him moments […]
Jail for London Airbnb host who secretly filmed guests having sex
A tiny camera hidden in a cellphone charging block has dealt a former Airbnb host a jail sentence and a stern warning to others who dare to secretly record unsuspecting victims. Ontario Court Justice Jason Miller sentenced Abinash Samal, 43, to six months in jail followed by two years probation after the banker and part-time […]
‘Obvious liar’: Judge rips ex-Woodstock mayor, convicts him of sexual assault
The former mayor of Woodstock, the judge said upon convicting him on Wednesday of two counts of sexual assault, was playing fast and loose with the truth. “Bluntly,” Superior Court Justice Spencer Nicholson said of Trevor Birtch, “I found Mr. Birtch to be completely incredible and an obvious liar. “I find that Mr. Birtch lied […]
Pathologist details extensive injuries to victim’s neck at manslaughter trial
So much pressure was applied to Elzbieta Cabala’s neck that there were fractures to the back of her larynx. In all, there were more than 55 injuries found on the 59-year-old mother’s neck during the autopsy after her death in her Wilkins Street townhouse on July 7, 2021. The forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy […]
Accused’s police statement played at trial: ‘I wasn’t trying to hurt her’
Barbara Cabala said she loved her mother, but she never believed her mother loved her. “I was supposed to be perfect and I wasn’t,” Cabala told London police Det. Const. Blair Gould during her first statement to the police after her mother Elzbieta, 59, died at her Wilkins Avenue townhouse. “She made me feel it, […]
Bush party murderer returns to court, pleads guilty to gun charge
Convicted murderer Carlos Guerra Guerra was back in court Monday, this time with a single guilty plea.
Paramedics testify about treating injured mom, daughter at London condo
Paramedics were faced with two dramatically different medical situations when they were called to a Wilkins Street condo. One was to attend to Barbara Cabala, 43, who was already in the back of a London police cruiser when the paramedics who would deal with her rolled up to the address. The other was Cabala’s mother, […]
Jury hears 911 call from daughter charged in mom ‘s death: ‘She attacked me’
There was no mistaking the urgency and panic in Barbara Cabala’s voice. “I need your help. I’m really in trouble,” she said to the first 911 operator with whom she connected on July 7, 2021. “My mom attacked me and I tried to defend myself and I don’t think she’s breathing right now.” Cabala was […]
Man who harassed, assaulted women for years pleads guilty
A man pleaded guilty in a London courtroom to 17 charges, including sexual assault, threatening bodily harm and criminal harassment