Tag: Ontario courts
Loved ones recall trauma of woman’s death at killer’s faint-hope hearing
WOODSTOCK — Barry Foster still owns the home he bought for his mother, “a painful reminder of the life that was taken too soon.”
Suspect in random stabbing was previously jailed for 2022 attack: Records
A London man charged in the random stabbing of a driver at a London train crossing was released from custody this year after spending several months in jail for an attack that seriously injured a man in Woodstock, court records show.
Creeper Hunter TV mastermind faces new charge of intimidating judicial official
Already in legal hot water for his online child predator vigilantism, convicted child pornographer Jason Nassr faces a new criminal charge: intimidating a judicial official.
Woodstock daycare operator faces three more sex charges
A Woodstock daycare operator involved in youth and church groups in the city is facing three additional sex charges, court records show.
Aylmer Church of God loses appeal of ruling upholding pandemic restrictions
Ontario’s highest court has upheld a judge’s decision that Ontario’s pandemic capacity limits were constitutionally sound, dealing a legal blow to two ultra-conservative churches that defied temporary public health laws for indoor and outdoor gatherings.
New judges appointed in London, two local Crowns called to the bench
London is getting two new judges while two prominent members of the local Crown’s office have been called to the bench in other communities.
Pastor’s son gets criminal record for assaulting senior over pandemic pro-mask sign
The son of a controversial, anti-pandemic restrictions Aylmer pastor who pushed an octogenarian over a sign advocating face masks has ended up with exactly what he didn’t want – a criminal record. Herbert Hildebrandt, 39, was convicted last summer of assaulting Jack Dykxhoorn, 86, in December 2020 at the height of COVID-19 pandemic tensions. Thursday, […]
Drug dealer gets eight years in prison for teenage girl’s fatal fentanyl overdose
SIMCOE – A drug dealer who gave a teenaged girl the fentanyl that killed her got little sympathy from an Ontario Court judge as he was sentenced here.
Anger as charge against man accused of stealing Pride flag withdrawn
The head of a Pride group is blasting the Oxford County Crown Attorney’s office, saying she’s “disgusted” by the crown’s decision to drop charges against a man accused of stealing a Pride flag last summer.
New sentencing set for fugitive ex-teacher guilty of sex crimes: Crown
The ex-teacher who skipped out of his sentencing for sex crimes involving a student and fled London more than two weeks ago and is set to be shipped back home.