Tag: London courts
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Man who had 1,900 fentanyl-laced pills in luggage acquitted of trafficking
Charles Bailey swore he didn’t know the pills were fentanyl.
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Suspect in random stabbing was previously jailed for 2022 attack: Records
A London man charged in the random stabbing of a driver at a London train crossing was released from custody this year after spending several months in jail for an attack that seriously injured a man in Woodstock, court records show.
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Lawyer hired by man accused of murder, shooting London police officers
A London man facing murder and attempted murder charges in connection with a 12-hour police standoff told a court on Monday that he’s still learning the ropes of the legal system in his case’s early stages.
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Defence in human trafficking trial questions witness’s lack of receipts
In a human trafficking case surrounding the treatment of migrant workers by a London recruitment agency, something has been missing from the a main witness‘s testimony: receipts. So far at the London trial where three people face a total of 17 charges, the jury has seen little, if any, contracts, pay stubs, or documentation surrounding […]
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Victim’s mother ‘overjoyed’ by guilty verdict in fatal drunk driving trial
Moments after Cindy Peters was convicted of impaired driving for the crash that killed Amanda Manion-Lewington, the dead woman’s mother, Lori Manion, still was wondering why the case had to go to trial. “Absolutely overjoyed. I can’t breathe,” Manion said, reacting to Superior Court Justice Marc Garson’s decision that Peters was the driver of the […]
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Migrant worker testifies deductions from pay ‘excessive’
He said they always were paid in cash. Every two weeks, a group of migrant workers who were contracted out to employers by a London foreign labour recruitment agency received what was left of their pay in envelopes. There always were deductions, he said, for rent in substandard housing. The kitchen sink was broken, forcing […]
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‘Creeper Hunter’ facing time crunch as sentencing draws closer
The clock is ticking down for Jason Nassr.
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Human trafficking trial: Migrant worker describes firm’s intimidation tactics
Elias Anavisca paused for a moment before answering if he was ever fearful of the man who headed the agency that brought the migrant worker to London from Guatemala. “Si,” he said softly in the witness box. A Spanish interpreter translated into English what Anavisca, 43, said in his native language about what Jose Callejas, […]
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Gravel-thrower pleads guilty to assaulting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
The man charged with throwing gravel at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in London has pleaded guilty to assault.
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Justin Trudeau won’t testify at trial of accused gravel-thrower: Judge
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau doesn’t have to testify at the trial of a man accused of throwing gravel at him during a London election campaign stop in 2021.