Tag: murder
Family members weep as witnesses recount shooting of OPP officer
Shocking body-camera footage shown at trial of two people charged in Haldimand police officer’s death
Young OPP officer shot six times with Glock, Crown tells murder trial
At first glance, the two accused of the murder of OPP Const. Greg Pierzchala could be mistaken for a couple making a business deal. But Randall McKenzie and Brandi Stewart-Sperry, sitting in two separate prisoner docks in Cayuga court Thursday, are charged with the first-degree murder of the young officer on Dec. 27, 2022 – […]
Final Crown witness at murder trial can’t identify accused in court
The Crown’s last witness at Koree Dockstater’s trial was one of the last people to see Shaniqua Henry alive. That wasn’t lost on Robert John, 30, who grew emotional when he was asked questions about his friend Henry, 27, whom he found dead in a puddle on a gravel driveway on Chippewas of the Thames […]
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 […]
Murder trial jury gets second look at wrapped hatchet found in dumpster
It is an unusual court exhibit at a trial about an unusual homicide. When investigators found it, it was wrapped in three layers of plastic and tucked into an old pillowcase. On Wednesday, the Superior Court jury at Ashley Bourget’s first-degree murder trial got a second look at a hatchet found in a homemade backyard […]