Family of Ontario teen killed in crash demands justice after case thrown out over missing signature.
“Your honour? That’s what my son’s life is worth, a signature…the guy gets away with killing my son…for a signature. Really?”
“And at that point, it became anarchy. We jumped out of the car, my wife was screaming out his name. She knew it was him right away…it was chaos.” But, months later on Feb. 1, the grief facing the Yekmalian family intensified when it was discovered that a police officer’s signature, on a key court document swearing the charge, was missing.“I see by looking at the information that this is a very serious matter, and I can tell you I am not happy having been put in the position that I need to say that this is a nullity,” Ontario justice of the peace Neil Burgess said in court transcripts obtained by CTV News Toronto.
For the Crown’s part, attorney Liana Marcon argued the missing signature should not “derail” the court proceedings, especially in a “matter of such seriousness as it is in this circumstance.” In an email to CTV News Toronto, a spokesperson for the Ministry of the Attorney General underlined the charge was not withdrawn by the Crown, and that the “investigation and laying of charges is a function of police services and is independent of the Attorney General.”
“The current court services process is to forward the informations to a justice of the peace to review the document. Questions about that process and the actions of the justice of the peace should be directed to the Ministry of the Attorney General,” a spokesperson said in an email.
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