First Degree Murder

• Parole documents shed light on suspect charged with murder of U of T student

  The man charged with fatally shooting 20-year-old University of Toronto Scarborough student Shivank Avasthi has an extensive history of crime, parole documents show.

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  Jan 8
  
• ‘You haven’t changed one whit’: Crown argues Nicola Puddicombe not ready for early parole

  Nicola Puddicombe says she's changed despite the fact she's now romantically involved with a woman serving a life sentence for second-degree murder.

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  Dec 1, 2025
  
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• ‘I coerced a young girl’: Toronto woman serving life admits role in 2006 axe murder

  Nicola Puddicombe, serving life for first-degree murder, admitted at her faint-hope hearing that she plotted with her girlfriend to kill Dennis Hoy.`

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  Nov 27, 2025
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• Sentencing hearing held for young woman who murdered Toronto rapper

  The family of rapper Jai Parker-Ford read out their victim impact statements during a sentencing hearing for Brianna Warner, who was found guilty last month.

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  Nov 12, 2025
• Murder trial begins for man accused of 2022 shooting outside Scotiabank Arena, seeks NCR defence

  Nirusan Shakespearethas admits that on July 16, 2022, he shot 24-year-old Stephen Little-McClacken in the corner of the courtyard on Bremner Boulevard at York Street.

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  Nov 5, 2025
• Psychiatrist testifies Toronto man who shot 2 strangers was psychotic but knew it was wrong

  A forensic psychiatrist who assessed a Toronto man on trial for two counts of first-degree murder says he does not qualify for a defence of not criminally responsible.

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  Oct 30, 2025
• Closing arguments heard at trial for woman charged with Toronto rapper’s murder

  Closing arguments were heard in the trial of the woman charged in the death of Toronto rapper Jai Parker-Ford, with jury deliberations expected to begin Wednesday.

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  Oct 28, 2025
• ‘He didn’t die right away’: Secret recording played at murder trial, undercover cop testifies

  Undercover officer TJ testified she recorded Brianna Warner confessing to the shooting of Jai Parker-Ford and discussed it in detail with her.

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  Oct 23, 2025
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• Undercover officer expected to testify at murder trial for Toronto rapper, jury hears

  The assistant Crown attorney said that three months after the victim was fatally shot inside the apartment building where he lived, an undercover officer befriended the suspect.

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  Oct 21, 2025
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• Psychologist who assessed Toronto man seeking NCR defence for murder testifies

  Psychologist says Toronto man who admitted to killing two strangers in 2022 wasn’t faking mental illness. Defence argues he has schizophrenia.

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  Oct 16, 2025