Court

Accused of first-degree murder, Edgar Kyle Smith told the jury Feb. 20 and 21 that he acted in self defence, and that the victim ‘brought it to that point, not me’

As part of an agreed statement of facts, Edgar ‘Kyle’ Smith has admitted to causing the death of Patrick McGregor, 30, hit by his own car on Sept. 7 2021

Paul Castonguay was convicted of eight charges in March 2024 including trafficking a person under 18, and after pre-trial custody credit, will serve 22 months and must add his name to the sex offender registry

A man, known only as TO to protect the identity of some victims, pleaded guilty to recording more than 1,100 images and video clips of children and adults “surreptitiously, and for a sexual purpose” and has been sentenced to 18 months incarceration

Wayne Foster, a now-retired 31-year officer with Greater Sudbury Police has been found guilty of sexual assault against a then 17-year-old summer student who was working at the GSPS headquarters

David Pusey, 28, could be headed to trial for a murder he allegedly committed in Sudbury while on bail for a crime in York Region, a crime for which he was only just sentenced

Of the many cases we cover at Sudbury.com, the two that dominated the headlines this year are the arson triple homicide trial of Liam Stinson, and the second-degree murder trial of Felicity Altiman

As Ontario Court Justice Louise Serré will not be available, the dates originally scheduled for David Murray’s fraud trial Dec. 17-20 have been pushed to 2025 

Liam Stinson, 29, will serve the four 25-year sentences concurrently after being found guilty on three counts of first-degree murder and one count of arson causing bodily harm

Michael Zanier was charged with 18 counts related to sexual assault and sexual interference with a person under 16; his trial was postponed due to new evidence