Tag: London courts
Crown completes closing argument at bush party homicide trial
The âsad truthâ about Josue Silvaâs shooting death is how senseless it was, the Crown said.
Closing arguments begin in London bush party homicide trial
The only question facing the jury at Carlos Guerra Guerraâs second-degree murder trial is whether the aspiring rapper brought a loaded handgun to a bush party to intentionally use it or whether he was acting in self-defence when he fatally shot Josue Silva. On Monday, after a two-week break, the Superior Court jury returned to […]
Man gets 10 years for bush party death, assault in ‘petty teenaged conflict’
The judge didnât mince words about what he thought of Dylan Schaap and his involvement in Josue Silvaâs death at a southwest London bush party. âAll that Mr. Schaap has going for him is that he did not pull the trigger,” said Superior Court Justice Michael Carnegie when he sentenced Schaap, 23, to 10 years […]
Mistrial declared in former Woodstock mayor’s first sex assault trial
Woodstockâs disgraced former two-term mayor will get a second chance at his first sexual assault trial. A mistrial has been declared for Trevor Birtch, 49, the former mayor convicted in June of one count of sexual assault and one count of assault involving a 45-year-old former girlfriend in 2021. On Monday, the judge who convicted […]
‘He was unarmed and you shot and killed him’: Crown to accused
Carlos Guerra Guerra said he just wanted the jury to hear âthe truth.â âI have already admitted to all my wrongs here,â Guerra Guerra said during the Crownâs cross-examination at his second-degree murder trial Friday. âWhat could possibly make me look more guilty aside from the fact that Iâm standing in front of these 14 […]
Dealer accused in heroin death found not guilty of manslaughter
Joshua Biernacki was found guilty of selling heroin to his former girlfriend, but not guilty in her death.
Inquest looms eight years after fatal police shooting of London man
An inquest will begin next month into the death of a London computer programmer who was shot dead during a police raid on his house after he fired a crossbow at an officer and charged at others with a hatchet.
Bush party homicide trial: Crown attacks accused killer’s ‘self-defence’ claim
At no time after Carlos Guerra Guerra shot Josue Silva at a bush party did he mention to anyone that he acted in self-defence.
Man tries to disarm officers while being arrested at bank: Police
A man causing a disturbance at a bank resisted officers as they tried to arrest him and grabbed at their equipment, London police said. Police responded at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to bank on Hyde Park Road south of Fanshawe Park Road where a man was causing a disturbance. Officers located a suspect in the […]
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