Second Degree Murder

• Ontario woman who murdered toddler by poisoning him in 2009 granted day parole

  In 2009, the woman connected a 10-foot piece of black dishwasher hose between the exhaust pipe and the rear passenger window of a vehicle, where her son was sitting in a car seat.

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  Jul 30
  
• Family of pregnant Ontario woman murdered by estranged husband upset by parole update

  On Wednesday, the Goberdhan family said they missed a call from Correctional Services Canada but listened to a voicemail message directing them to a portal for victims online.

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  Jul 24
  
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• Toronto man, 81, gets life sentence for driving down late common-law wife’s family

  Ciro Garofano killed one of the three people he struck. He will serve concurrent sentences for aggravated assault, along with his murder conviction.

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  Jul 15
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• Kelowna victim’s mother speaks out as accused estranged husband appears in court

  “She was loved here where she was raised,” Fehr said. “She was always smiling, always beautiful. She made everybody happy.”

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  Jul 10
• Toronto man pleads guilty to murdering late spouse’s niece after being left out of will

  Ciro Garofano, who was charged with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder in relation to a deadly hit and run in November 2023, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

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  May 23
• Toronto man who admits he murdered wife tells court he’s ‘truly regretful’

  Last month, he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and is facing a life sentence, with parole eligibility between 10 and 25 years.

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  May 13
• Woman charged with second-degree murder in Super Bowl reporter death

  Police say Danette Colbert is a career criminal with a prior arrest record "that includes allegations of drugging men, theft of currency... and other financial crimes."

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  Mar 19
• Boy, 15, charged with second-degree murder in suspicious death investigation

  York Regional Police on Thursday charged a 15-year-old boy with second-degree murder in connection to a suspicious death in Vaughan.

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  Feb 6
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• Two boys charged in Regina’s sixth homicide of 2024

  Regina police responded to a report of a seriously injured man in the area of 8th Avenue and Retallack Street on Thursday, Dec. 26. Two teen boys now face murder charges.

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  Dec 29, 2024
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• Ontario man pleads guilty to killing tattoo store owner after conviction overturned

  Lance Burkhard pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Wednesday in the killing of Wasfi Ghalban 8 months after his first-degree murder conviction was overturned.

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  Dec 18, 2024