Tag: murder
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, […]
Teacher faces probe for speaking out on London board’s N-word policy
The London District Catholic school board has put a teacher on paid leave pending an investigation after she spoke out about the boardâs policy on books containing the N-word, The Free Press has learned. Lawrence Hill â author of 11 books, including the Book of Negroes â spoke with Heather Hamilton last month about how […]
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
Noted Black novelist challenges London school board stance on N-word in books
Iconic Canadian writer Lawrence Hill says a London District Catholic school board ban on teaching his and other Black writers’ books containing the N-word will essentially erase their work from the classroom curriculum. Hill â the author of 11 books, including the Book of Negroes â first expressed his thoughts in an op-ed in The […]
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.
Man charged with attempted murder after fire attack on grandfather
A London man is charged with attempted murder for allegedly trying to set his grandfather on fire outside the family home in the cityâs auto wrecker district.
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
The LFP Podcast, ep. 194: The twists and turns of London’s bush party homicide trial
Rachel Gilbert spoke with Jane Sims who is covering the second-degree murder trial of Carlos Guerra Guerra.
Police publish photo of suspect in shooting at public housing building
London police have released a photograph of a suspect in a shooting at a public housing building.