Second Degree Murder

• Judge rejects NCR defence for Toronto man found guilty of stabbing husband in 2021

  A man has been found guilty of second-degree murder nearly five years after fatally stabbing his husband in their Scarborough apartment.

  Crime

  Mar 12
  
• Jurors must decide on intent as deliberations begin in Desjarlais-Kelly murder trial

  Jurors deliberates whether a fatal shot fired out of self-defence or with the intent to kill during final arguments in Katlim Desjarlais-Kelly's second-degree murder trial.

  Canada

  Feb 13
  
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• Closing submissions at trial for Toronto woman accused of murdering friend’s toddler

  Crown prosecutors and defence lawyers painted a very different picture at closing submissions of Shardanae Cousins-Emily's second-degree murder trial.

  Crime

  Feb 4
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• Trial begins for woman charged with murder of friend’s toddler inside CAS building

  Shardanae Cousins-Emily is charged with second-degree murder in the death of a three-year-old boy. It's alleged she inflicted blunt force trauma on the child's head.

  Crime

  Jan 14
• Damian Hudson testified he fired in self-defence outside Leslieville safe injection site

  The 34-year-old, who is on trial for second-degree murder, has admitted he fired the shot that killed Caroline Huebner-Makurat, but has pleaded not guilty.

  Crime

  Dec 2, 2025
• New Brunswick teen who pleaded guilty to stabbing death sentenced to conditional supervision

  A New Brunswick teenager who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a family member has been released under conditional supervision.

  Crime

  Dec 1, 2025
• Safe injection site worker cross-examined at Damian Hudson murder trial

  A safe injection site worker faced questions about helping a drug dealer leave the scene after a stray bullet from a gunfight killed Caroline Huebner-Makurat.

  Crime

  Nov 26, 2025
• ‘Get out of the City’: Safe injection site worker testifies at Damian Hudson murder trial

  Khalila Mohammed, a former community health worker who worked at a safe injection site for drug users in July 2023, testified Monday at the Damian Hudson murder trial.

  Crime

  Nov 24, 2025
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• ‘I’m so grateful I got to be your mom’: Toronto woman who suffocated her 2 sons sentenced to life

  Court heard the 27-year-old Toronto woman was left a paraplegic as a result of a failed suicide attempt on the night she murdered her sons.

  Crime

  Nov 17, 2025
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• Andrew Rosenfeldt’s aunt dives into details of fight on Day 12 of trial

  Robbin Vermette revealed details about the fighting between Nykera Brown and Rosenfeld the night Brown died and the aftermath of a loud 'bang' heard from her bedroom.

  Nov 5, 2025