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Man charged with killing unborn child renounces right to bail hearing
The Montreal man charged with first-degree murder after he allegedly stabbed his pregnant wife and caused the death of their unborn child renounced his right to a bail hearing on Friday. Moulay-Badre...
View ArticleAlleged Montreal Mafia leaders Rizzuto and Sollecito will have trial separate...
Alleged Montreal Mafia leaders Leonardo Rizzuto and Stefano Sollecito will have a separate trial from the other people who remain charged in Project Magot. In a decision made recently, Superior Court...
View ArticleWest Island man who claimed he robbed banks under duress sentenced to three...
A young Dollard des Ormeaux resident who claimed he robbed three banks and a convenience store in the West Island because he was pressured by other people was sentenced on Friday to a three-year prison...
View ArticleMan convicted in horrific fatal child abuse case is granted release on sentence
A man who beat his four-year-old son and turned a blind eye to the abuse his partner was inflicting on the boy as well, until she killed the child, has been granted a statutory release on his 46-month...
View ArticleAmerican trucker who killed Quebec stripper and brought body across U.S....
An American trucker who killed a South Shore woman and then brought her body across the U.S. border before hiding it more than a decade ago has been denied parole because he is still considered a risk...
View ArticleMontreal lawyer accused of obstructing justice leaves courthouse for ER
A Montreal lawyer left the Gouin courthouse and headed for the emergency room of a hospital when he fell ill just as his trial on allegations of obstructing justice in a murder case was set to begin....
View ArticleMontreal police on bike patrol arrest fugitive on U.S. most-wanted list
Two Montreal cops on routine bike patrol duty arrested a man who turned out to be wanted on warrants in Ontario and in the U.S. where he was one of the most sought-after criminals by the U.S....
View ArticleKiller John Boulachanis tells obstruction trial that CD mixup led to wrong...
Convicted killer John Boulachanis says he simply screwed up. The man who was convicted of a cold-blooded murder in December testified under oath for the first time Tuesday in a case where he and...
View ArticleMontreal lawyer accused of obstructing justice 'acted in good faith,'...
What kind of a lawyer agrees to meet with a complete stranger and hand her an envelope, with no knowledge of its contents, and never questions whether he might be breaking the law? That is the question...
View ArticleLaSalle suspect in drone drug delivery to jail to have bail hearing Friday
A LaSalle resident who is alleged to be the first person in Quebec caught delivering drugs to a detention centre using a drone is scheduled to have a bail hearing on Friday. Tyree Virgo, 46, was...
View ArticleAlexandre Coderre guilty in fraud case related to 'cyber-dependency'
The son of Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges against him in a case alleging he filed false accusations to police after taking on heavy debts over the internet. While...
View ArticleGifts of wine, hockey tickets were customary at the time, Zampino tells court
Seeing bottles of wine delivered to his home by the chauffeur of a construction entrepreneur did not raise any personal ethical dilemmas while he was a politician, Frank Zampino told a Quebec Court...
View ArticleN.D.G. man who saw murder case dropped is charged with assaulting former...
A Notre-Dame-de-Grâce man who saw his murder trial at the Montreal courthouse halted this year was charged on Wednesday with assaulting a former partner in crime. In February, Michael Gero’s...
View ArticleSupermarket stabbing: Jury will begin to hear evidence Friday
The jury selected in the murder trial of Randy Tshilumba will begin hearing evidence in the case on Friday. The 21-year-old Montreal resident is charged with the first-degree murder of Clémence...
View ArticleSentencing delayed — 'for the last time'— in Mafioso murder case
A Superior Court judge expressed frustration Thursday after being informed that lawyers involved in the sentencing of six men who admitted to being part of a plot to kill a Mafioso were again not ready...
View ArticleMaxi employee Clémence Beaulieu-Patry stabbed to death while doing overtime,...
People who tried to save Clémence Beaulieu-Patry’s life only seconds after she was stabbed quickly came to the realization they were fighting a losing battle. The jury assembled to hear evidence in the...
View ArticleMaxi store crime-scene photos shown at murder trial of Randy Tshilumba
Signs that Randy Tshilumba suffered from anxiety and depression were found lying on the floor of his messy bedroom after he was arrested for murder. The potential evidence of Tshilumba’s mental state...
View ArticleTerror trial: Potential jurors asked about impartiality toward Muslim suspects
Jury selection has begun at the Montreal courthouse in the trial of a young couple who face terror-related charges, including an accusation they planned to leave Canada to commit a terrorist act. Early...
View ArticleSix men who took part in plot to kill Mafioso sentenced
Six men who took part in the conspiracy to kill Mafioso Salvatore Montagna nearly six years ago have each been sentenced to prison terms of between seven and 10 years. Superior Court Justice André...
View Article'They answered that call': Prosecutor lays out timeline as couple's terror...
The trial of two young Montrealers who are alleged to have made plans to leave Canada to join ISIL while also preparing to build a bomb began Wednesday morning at the Montreal courthouse. Federal...
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