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Crown: Accused ‘dressed’ for blood: Defence contends death in fistfight was a freak injury
Changing clothes before heading to duke it out with a classmate is a clear indication a teen charged with manslaughter knew blood would [...]
Boy ‘didn’t intend to harm’
STRATHMORE – The decision on whether a deadly fight was a “freak” accident or a deliberate act now lies with an Alberta judge. [...]
The finer points of killing while drunk: Men who kicked a victim to death get another kick at the legal can
On October 21, 1992, the accused beat and kicked the victim to death in downtown Calgary. At the ensuing trial in 1993, the [...]
‘Tyler dropped to the ground’: Schoolmates recall deadly fight
A fatal fight between two Chestermere schoolmates was relived in court Tuesday before friends and family, many of whom wore pins and T-shirts [...]
Teen found not guilty in fatal fist fight
The judgment Tuesday on a deadly fist fight opened a floodgate of emotion that poured over Strathmore’s only courtroom. One boy walked from [...]
First blow likely fatal, ME testifies
One blow to the head was enough to kill a Chestermere teenager who entered into a deadly fight with a fellow high school [...]
Trial ends with surprise manslaughter plea
The Supreme Court-ordered retrial of two men accused of murder came to a surprise conclusion Tuesday when the pair pleaded guilty to the [...]
Sentence fails to ease friend’s pain
Robert McRobbie wishes he and friend Ranji Bhar had never come to the aid of a man being beaten in a parking lot [...]
Killer asks victim’s family for forgiveness
It began with a sucker punch, struck in drunken anger. It ended with tears and a plea for forgiveness. On Monday, SJE, 24, [...]
Teen’s lawyer pushes for youth court
A Chestermere teen accused in the beating death of schoolmate Tyler Trithart will have to wait another week to learn if his case [...]