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Former Brampton fire fighter pleads guilty to wife’s murder
Description
June 20, 2024
A former Brampton fire captain has pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of his wife. James Schwalm admits he killed Ashley Schwalm in the couple's Collingwood home before driving her off a road at a nearby ski area and setting her car on fire. Catherine McDonald reports.
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Former Brampton fire fighter pleads guilty to wife’s murder02:41 | June 20, 2024
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Gunman in Toronto office shooting was ‘pushed to the edge,’ wife says02:07 | June 20, 2024
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Former Brampton fire fighter pleads guilty to wife’s murder02:41 | June 20, 2024
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Gunman in Toronto office shooting was ‘pushed to the edge,’ wife says02:07 | June 20, 2024
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Grandfather allegedly fatally stabbed by his grandson in Toronto identified02:13 | June 14, 2024
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Former Brampton fire fighter pleads guilty to wife’s murder
Description
June 20, 2024
A former Brampton fire captain has pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of his wife. James Schwalm admits he killed Ashley Schwalm in the couple's Collingwood home before driving her off a road at a nearby ski area and setting her car on fire. Catherine McDonald reports.
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