Dallas Ly

• Ontario man guilty of killing, decapitating mom can apply for parole in 13 years

  Dallas Ly, who admitted to stabbing Tien Ly to death, before severing her head and trying to dispose of her remains, was in court Wednesday for his sentencing hearing.

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  Jun 26
  
• Ontario man apologizes for murdering, decapitating his mother

  Dallas Ly apologized and thanked those friends who had stood by him over the past two years.

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  May 31
  
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• Ontario man who killed, decapitated his mother guilty of 2nd-degree murder

  Dallas Ly, the 23-year-old Toronto man who admitted to stabbing his mother Tien Ly to death in March 2022, has been found guilty of second-degree murder.

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  May 22
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• Jury deliberations begin at trial for Toronto man accused of murdering, decapitating his mother

  During the trial, Dallas Ly took the stand in his own defence admitting he killed his 50-year-old mother but said he never meant to kill her

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  May 21
• Did Ontario man who stabbed, decapitated his mother intend to kill her? Defence says no

  At closing arguments Thursday after a three-week trial, the defence said Dallas Ly did not intend to kill his mother when he struck her with a knife.

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  May 16
• Toronto man likely developed PTSD after dismembering mother, Crown psychiatrist tells court

  Dallas Ly has admitted to fatally stabbing his mother, Tien Ly, on the night of March 27, 2022, in the Leslieville condominium they shared but testified he never meant to kill her.

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  May 14
• Toronto man accused of killing his mom suffered PTSD, major depressive disorder: expert testifies

  A Toronto man is on trial for the second-degree murder of his mother Tien Ly, a nail salon owner who died in March 2022. The court has heard she was allegedly abusive to her son.

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  May 13
• Ontario man on trial for killing his mother takes the stand: ‘I lost it’

  Dallas Ly of Toronto told the court how, since the age of six, his mother Tien Le had been physically abusive towards him when he got poor grades at school or misbehaved.

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  May 8
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• Mother whose decapitated body was found in garbage bag was abusive to son, court hears

  Dallas Ly is on trial in Toronto for allegedly murdering his mother, Thanh "Tien" Ly in March 2022. Her decapitated body was found in garbage bags in the city's east end.

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  May 4
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• Mother’s decapitated body found in garbage bag, Toronto murder trial hears

  Dallas Ly sat quietly Monday as assistant Crown attorney Jay Spare told the jury that it is an admitted fact that he stabbed his mother Thanh 'Tien' Ly and caused her death.

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  Apr 29