Court of King’s Bench Justice Anna Loparco acquitted the teen of first\u002Ddegree murder, finding his crime amounted to manslaughter.
Court of King’s Bench Justice Anna Loparco ruled that while the teen — who can’t be named because he was a youth at the time — intended to cause Sgt. Andrew Harnett bodily harm while dislodging him from his vehicle, the Crown failed to prove a murderous intent.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The accused said he panicked when Harnett approached to hand him a ticket for failing to have his headlights on more than 30 minutes after he was pulled over near Falconridge Blvd. N.E.Article content When he sped off the officer grabbed hold of the SUV and instead of following Harnett’s instructions to stop, the teen raced down the road at speeds between 80 and 90 km/h in a 50 km/h zone, the judge said.“I accept that the chaos and panic testified to by the accused continued and likely increased.”
She noted people, both his passengers and the officers on scene, were screaming instructions at him to either stop, or flee.“He may not have been thinking rationally about the fatal consequences that might flow.” She said the chaos of the incident supported “his claim he did not turn his mind to the likely deadly consequences of his actions.”Article content
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