12 June 2009

A watered-down justice is served...

...10 years later...
The Supreme Court of Canada has restored a B.C. woman's conviction in the swarming murder of 14-year-old Reena Virk, a case that horrified the country and led to a national debate about the scourge of youth bullying.

In an 8-1 ruling this morning, the court overturned a B.C. Court of Appeal decision that had invalidated Kelly Ellard's conviction following her third trial in the notorious case.
If only the Canadian "justice" system put the same sort of emphasis on victim's rights.

Kelly Ellard... like Karly Kurls... soon to be released on an unsuspecting public.

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RELATED: A one-size fits all solution
-- TORONTO -- A 19-year-old man, who was apparently trying to turn his life around to provide a better future for his girlfriend and their one-year-old daughter, is in critical condition after being jumped by up to five assailants and stabbed at a plaza in a violence-plagued Scarborough neighbourhood yesterday.

There have been five murders in less than four years near Markham and Eglinton, an area that has become increasingly troubled in recent years by drugs and gang violence.
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LAST WORD: One down... one to go
Toronto police have arrested one suspect and are looking for another after a man was shot Tuesday near Eglinton Ave. E and Don Mills Rd. Police received a call for a robbery and shooting on St. Dennis Dr.

Kurtis McLetchie, 22, of Toronto faces sixteen charges including robbery and attempted murder.

Police are asking for the public's assistance in finding Saeed Savalanpour, 21, of Toronto.
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