Intimate Partner Violence

• Ajax man found guilty of second-degree murder of girlfriend, jury rejects intoxication defence

  Second-degree murder carries an automatic life sentence. The issue the judge must decide is a parole ineligibility period between 10 and 25 years.

  Crime

  Oct 5
  
• Closing submissions delivered at trial for Ajax man charged with girlfriend’s murder

  Superior Court Justice Marcella Henschel will give her final instructions to the jury on Thursday before deliberations are expected to begin.

  Crime

  Sep 29
  
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• Two N.S. men accused of intimate partner violence are charged with attempted murder

  Halifax RCMP say two men have been charged with attempted murder in a case allegedly involving intimate partner violence.

  Crime

  Sep 18
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• B.C. MLA Hon Chan pleads not guilty in alleged intimate partner violence case

  The BC Prosecution Service says counsel for the Richmond Centre MLA entered the not-guilty plea last Thursday, choosing a jury trial.

  Canada

  Sep 1
• Whitby man found guilty of murdering estranged wife confessed on social media

  A Whitby man convicted of murdering his wife after she ended their relationship could spend up to 20 years behind bars before becoming eligible for parole.

  Crime

  Aug 12
• B.C. murder case acquittal due to tainted evidence leaves shock, confusion

  Terry was found dead in her home on a First Nation reserve near Agassiz, B.C., in 2024, in a case of alleged intimate partner violence.

  Canada

  Aug 9
• 26% of gender-based homicide victims previously contacted police: StatCan

  Forty-nine per cent were 'victimized at least once by the same person later accused of their homicide, a proportion at least six times greater than other homicide victims.'

  Crime

  Aug 5
• Man charged with fatal shooting in Rexdale had no contact order: court docs

  The 37-year-old's bail was rescinded on Friday after he was arrested and charged with the murder. The accused remains in custody and will return to court on July 31.

  Crime

  Jul 27
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• Rise of firearm-related intimate partner violence ‘not a surprise’: experts

  The study released Wednesday 'examines trends in firearm-related intimate partner violence, including characteristics of incidents, victims, and accused persons.'

  Crime

  Jul 10
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• Bailey’s Law receives royal assent, brings reform to intimate partner violence laws

  Bill C-225, known as Bailey's Law, received royal assent on Wednesday, one day after passing third reading in the Senate.

  Canada

  Jun 17