Tag: murder
Jury picked in Meaford murder case, opening statement Monday
The Crown will give an opening statement to the jury Monday and call its first witness in the first-degree murder trial of Matthew McQuarrie in Owen Sound. Superior Court Justice Erika Chozik gave her instructions to the jury Tuesday for the trial which she told prospective jurors during jury selection could take eight to 12 […]
Life sentence for 2020 murder at Saugeen First Nation
Austin Cubitt was sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment for shooting and killing Clarence Solomon at Saugeen First Nation more than 3 ½ years ago. He must wait 10 years to apply for parole. Cubitt, 25, was found guilty of second-degree murder on Dec. 1, 2023 after a two-week jury trial in Walkerton’s Superior Court of […]
Woman’s charge updated to murder after infant succumbs to injuries
Police updated a charge of attempted murder to first-degree murder against a Grey Highlands woman after a 10-month-old child succumbed to her injuries. Grey Bruce OPP announced the updated charge against Nancy Brubacher today. She remains in custody awaiting a bail hearing. Police began the investigation on Dec. 7, after members of the Grey Bruce […]
Man sentenced for manslaughter in Owen Sound hotel death
A man charged in the stabbing death of a young man at an Owen Sound hotel two years ago has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. Mackenzie Paterek, 24, was sentenced to 88 months in prison for manslaughter in the death Kody Hunter, 22, on May 16, 2021 at the Quality Inn […]
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in Owen Sound hotel death
A third person has pleaded guilty to charges related to the death of a young man at an Owen Sound hotel two years ago. Mackenzie Paterek, 23, of no fixed addressed when arrested, pleaded guilty over Zoom from jail Wednesday in the Superior Court of Justice to manslaughter in the death of Kody Hunter, 22, […]