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Sudbury murder victim died of multiple stab wounds, jury is told

Sudbury murder victim died of multiple stab wounds, jury is told

Content warning: Pathologist describes grim details of Robert Keskinen’s injuries
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Judge at Sudbury murder trial shuts down knife fight hypothesis

Judge at Sudbury murder trial shuts down knife fight hypothesis

Defence attorney tries to suggest the murder of an elderly man was the result of a knife fight with the accused; Justice Dan Cornell quickly shuts that down: ‘You’re giving evidence counsellor, not posing a question …’
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Accused said her ‘life is ruined’ on night of murder, witness says

Accused said her ‘life is ruined’ on night of murder, witness says

Sudbury woman is charged with second degree murder in the death of a 75-year-old man whose body was discovered on Boxing Day in 2020
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Fingerprints link accused to scene of Sudbury murder

Fingerprints link accused to scene of Sudbury murder

Officer testifies he identified a bloody fingerprint at the scene of the Christmas 2020 murder of a 75-year-old man as belonging to the accused Felicity Altiman
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Accused murderer often stole from victim, jury hears

Accused murderer often stole from victim, jury hears

Murder trial of Felicity Altiman continues as jury told she frequently visited and robbed the 75-year-old man she is accused of stabbing more than 103 times
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Jury hears Robert Keskinen stabbed more than 100 times

Jury hears Robert Keskinen stabbed more than 100 times

Content warning: This story contains graphic details of the murder
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Courtney Gaudreau and Julie Lamothe want you to know their names

Courtney Gaudreau and Julie Lamothe want you to know their names

Two Sudbury women have gone to the courts to have publication bans lifted; bans that protected their names, but also prevented them from speaking about their own experiences
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Trial for GSPS cop accused of telling youth ‘I’ll break your ankles’ resumes in October

Trial for GSPS cop accused of telling youth ‘I’ll break your ankles’ resumes in October

Melisa Rancourt was allegedly ‘seething,’ threatened 12-year-old hockey player after a February U-13 hockey game in Espanola
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GSPS officer ‘unsportsmanlike’ says child she is accused of threatening

GSPS officer ‘unsportsmanlike’ says child she is accused of threatening

Const. Melisa Rancourt Greater Sudbury Police is in hot water again, accused of threatening a 12-year-old hockey player after a game in February; her trial began today
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OPP sergeant who stole seized items gets a year of probation

OPP sergeant who stole seized items gets a year of probation

Sgt. Straun Frederiksen pleads guilty to breach of trust after taking two items seized during an arrest, pretending to not know where they were until he confessed to taking both a beaded strap and a gun scope
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