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Perhaps the most infamous interrogation in Canadian history was OPP Det. Sgt. Jim Smyth taking on Russell Williams in 2010. Smyth used the controversial ‘Reid technique’ with Williams, getting the former CFB Trenton commander to confess to brutally raping and killing Jessica Lloyd and Cpl. Marie-France Comeau. Captured on video, they’re seated in a small […]
MoreCon artists are hoping it’ll be a green Christmas — that’s why cops are warning residents to be on guard during the holiday season. “The best medicine is prevention,” said Ottawa police Sgt. Richard Dugal from the organized fraud section. “You have to take a step back when people are offering things.” Every winter, snowplowing […]
MoreWith up to 10,000 booze-swilling bar and club patrons in the Byward Market — plus an average of 500 calls ranging from theft to drug trafficking — central patrol officers are grossly understaffed, often on weekends, the Sun has learned. Sometimes there are just four patrol officers working, “and that’s if everyone shows up for […]
MoreSexual abuse Toby Land endured as a child likely triggered post traumatic stress disorder the night he went after Dominic Doyon with a hammer, a forensic psychiatrist told a jury during Land’s second-degree murder trial on Wednesday. “…He certainly had anger towards the deceased,” said Dr. Julian Gojer. “He perceived him to be a child […]
MoreA sword through the heart is likely what killed Dominic Doyon, a forensic pathologist told the jury as the Toby Land trial continued Thursday. “The principal cause of death, the most rapid cause of death, was the stab wounds,” said Dr. Christopher Milroy. Doyon died in his Lowertown living room in May 2009. Land, 28, […]
MoreGruesome video and photos of the crime scene where Dominic Doyon’s body was left – beaten to a pulp on his living room couch – were shown to a jury during Toby Land’s trial on Wednesday. “You can actually see there’s indents in his head,” testified an Ottawa police sergeant from the forensic identification section. […]
MoreToby Land committed murder – not manslaughter, as he’s pleading – the night Dominic Doyon was killed, Crown prosecutor Carl Lem told the jury during his opening statement Tuesday morning. Land, 28, is one of two men charged with second-degree murder in the May 2009 beating death of Doyon in a Lowertown apartment where all […]
MoreHi-tech executive Nazir Karigar collaborated with a team to bribe Indian officials in order to secure a lucrative contract for his company, Crown prosecutor Moray Welch charged during his opening statement Monday. The trial is underway for Karigar, accused of funnelling hundreds of thousands of dollars to high ranking officials — including India’s then-minister of […]
MoreThe getaway driver of a car fleeing a gas station – hitting a man – after stealing a few packs of smokes won’t be driving for awhile. Mohamed Nasrallah, 24, was sentenced to 40 months behind bars Monday, and a five year driving ban following his release. Nasrallah was convicted of criminal negligence causing bodily […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/08/31/sexual-assault-awareness-campaign-debuts-at-carleton Almost one year after a string of sexual assaults on campus, Carleton University has launched an awareness campaign. Three public service announcements debuted online Thursday, featuring students, faculty, and staff. “We want students to start having the conversation about consent,” said Graduate Students’ Association president Kelly Black, who’s featured in a video. […]
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