Tag: Manslaughter
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 […]
Bush party homicide trial: Accused takes witness stand, recalls fatal gunshot
Just as Carlos Guerra Guerra was about to describe how he used his loaded handgun in what he says was self-defence, his voice broke and his eyes welled. âCan we take a break, please?â he said on Wednesday to defence lawyer Ricardo Golec, who had been asking Guerra Guerra about what happened on July 31, […]
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 […]
Bush party homicide trial: Victim’s dad back on stand as Crown closes case
The final Crown witness at Carlos Guerra Guerraâs second-degree murder trial was the first witness the jury heard from when the trial began in mid-October.
Fearful texts sent from accused’s cellphone heard at bush party homicide trial
A cellphone belonging to the accused in a 2021 bush party homicide was used to search news reports about the fatal attack
Bush party homicide trial: DNA expert examines machete mystery
How did shooting victim Josue Silvaâs DNA end up on the handle of a machete found at the bush party crime scene?
Grieving mom testifies at trial of man accused in ex-girlfriend’s heroin death
Cynthia Beer woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of her granddaughter crying.
Bush bash homicide trial: Witness testifies to seeing accused killer with gun
The plan was Mackenzie Tulloch would drive to London, pick up his then-girlfriend and head right back to Hamilton.
Defence makes stunning admission at bush party homicide trial
Logan Marshall sent one last text message to his close friend Josue Silva.