Const. James Forcillo, the Toronto police officer convicted in the fatal shooting of Sammy Yatim aboard a streetcar, has been arrested for breaching his bail conditions, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said in a statement on Wednesday.
Forcillo was sentenced to six years behind bars for attempted murder, a year more than the mandatory minimum, for shooting Yatim multiple times on July 27, 2013.
Toronto police said in a media release Forcillo turned himself in Wednesday morning.
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He is currently appealing his conviction, as well as his sentence, and was granted an extended bail last month pending a hearing next spring.
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The officer is asking the appeal court to substitute a not guilty verdict or order a new trial in his case.
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He is also seeking a declaration that the mandatory minimum sentence for attempted murder is unconstitutional, and wants to be granted a suspended sentence. Barring that, he wants his sentence reduced to the minimum five years.
Forcillo appeared in court on Wednesday and was remanded into custody. He is scheduled to make another court appearance on Friday.
–With a file from The Canadian Press
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