A charge of second-degree murder against a 19-year-old man accused in the notorious 2005 Boxing Day shooting death of Toronto teenager Jane Creba has been reinstated, overturning an earlier judgment that had reduced it to manslaughter.Of course, it won't mean much to the "young offender"... but his adult buddies are gonna feel the pain if they're convicted.
The Ontario Court of Appeal judgment involves a defendant identified only as J.S.R. because he was a juvenile at the time of the killing. The decision could have serious implications for two of J.S.R.'s older co-accused, whose murder charges were also reduced to manslaughter.Actions should have consequences. I applaud this decision.
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