A Lauderdale County jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the trial of man accused of murdering a 48-year-old woman on Valentine’s Day 2021.
the jury returned to the judge with a number of questions in relation to the case.
TORONTO - Jurors have begun their deliberations in the trial of Umar Zameer, who has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Toronto police Det. Const. Jeffrey Northrup. The officer, who was in plain clothes, died on July 2, 2021, after he was hit by a vehicle in an underground parking garage at Toronto City Hall. Prosecutors said Zameer made deliberate choices to drive dangerously while there were people nearby, killing the officer. But the defence argued Zameer did not...
The judge overseeing the trial of a man accused of fatally running over a Toronto police officer repeatedly raised concerns over the prosecution’s changing theory of what happened that night and at one point indicated she did not see how a jury could reach a guilty verdict on murder based on evidence presented in court. During legal arguments not heard by the jury, Ontario Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy on several occasions asked the Crown to lay out its narrative for how Umar Zameer...
The jury in a Sarnia murder trial has heard a ton of evidence through the first three weeks about a senior’s fatal stabbing in late January 2021 and the two men accused of killing him.
Tuesday’s indictment against Tony Earls comes nearly two years after another grand jury had declined to indict
Jonathan James Cresswell (36) had gone on trial yesterday for the murder of 21-year-old Katie Simpson on August 9, 2020. On Wednesday morning, prosecuting counsel Sam Magee KC told the court: “Jonathan Creswell was found deceased at his home this morning.” A Detective Chief Inspector was called to the witness box and said he had received information that a man had been found dead that morning at 9am. He told the court: “A family member confirmed it was Mr Jonathan Creswell.” It was also said...
TORONTO - A man accused of fatally running over a Toronto police officer did not intend to kill anyone and behaved reasonably in the face of what he thought was an imminent threat to his family, defence lawyers said Wednesday, while prosecutors argued he deliberately chose to drive dangerously. The two sides made their final pitches to jurors at the trial of Umar Zameer -- who has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Det. Const. Jeffrey Northrup -- with lawyers...
Prosecution counsel Sam Magee KC was opening the case against Cresswell (36), who is accused of Katie Simpson's murder on August 9, 2020 and who also stands accused of one charge of rape on a date between August 2 and August 4, 2020. The trial is being held at Derry Crown Court sitting in Coleraine and Mr Magee was outlining the prosecution case. He said that the prosecution would maintain Cresswell had 'strangled and killed' Katie Simpson, with whom he had previously had relations. The jury was...
Sunderland play Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday in the Championship before taking on Sheffield Wednesday at the Stadium of Light the following week in their last game of the 2023-24 campaign. The Black Cats, who are currently under the stewardship of interim head coach Mike Dodds, lost 1-0 to Millwall at home last time out and have seen their season fizzle out with the play-offs out of reach whilst mathematically safe of the relegation places. Despite Sunderland’s dull end to the season,...
A jury has convicted a man today for the murder of beloved community member Curshawn ‘Kaz’ Terrell.
A joint Sarnia murder trial didn’t sit Friday due to a juror needing a personal day off. It will resume Monday. Ahead of the trial’s fifth week, here’s a timeline of what the 14-person panel has heard so far from a taped police interview and a dozen witnesses, although they can reject any testimony they […]