Dean Pritchard
Winnipeg Free Press
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Murder conviction in ‘rage-fuelled’ 2020 slaying of taxi driver
A Winnipeg man who was in the grip of bipolar disorder when he fatally stabbed a city taxi driver 17 times has been found guilty of second-degree murder. Lawyers for Okoth Obeing had argued he was so mentally ill, he should be found be found not criminally responsible for killing 44-year-old Balvir Toor on March 19, 2020. → Read More
Accuser’s testimony lacks credibility to convict ex-priest of 1969 residential school sex assault, lawyer argues
Memories lost to the passage of time and inconsistencies in the testimony of a woman who says she was sexually assaulted by retired Catholic priest Arthur Masse at a residential school more than 50 years ago raise a reasonable doubt as to his guilt, his lawyer argued Wednesday. → Read More
‘Not a momentary lapse’: judge sends man to prison after fatal drunk collision
A Manitoba man responsible for a fatal highway collision while “significantly intoxicated” on booze and meth has been sentenced to 81/2 years in prison. → Read More
Province, Winnipeg police seek court dismissal of proposed vax class action
The province of Manitoba and Winnipeg Police Service are seeking a court order to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit launched last year in response to the police service’s COVID-19 vaccination policy. → Read More
Lawyer off hook for taking down client’s Facebook account
A disciplinary panel has found a former Manitoba lawyer not guilty of obstructing justice after he admitted to deactivating the Facebook account of a client who had been arrested on firearm charges. → Read More
No parole option for 12 years for role in ‘horrific’ 2020 murder
A once-aspiring teacher has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 12 years in the grisly slaying of a Bolivian immigrant. Chelsea O’Hanley, 26, is one of four people sentenced to prison terms in the June 2020 murder of Gerhard Reimer-Wiebe, who was tortured for days in a Winnipeg home before he was killed and his body was burned and buried on the edge of a field in… → Read More
Man convicted of mother’s 2019 murder released on bail pending appeal
A Winnipeg man found guilty of bludgeoning his mother to death in her bed when he was 16 has been released on bail pending appeal and retained a lawyer instrumental in overturning several high-profile wrongful convictions. → Read More
Couple who severely abused twins appeal prison sentences
A Manitoba couple convicted of almost killing their twin babies due to months of abuse and neglect are appealing their double-digit prison sentences. → Read More
WPS officer charged in high-speed crash that resulted in critical injuries gets plea deal, pays speeding fine
A Winnipeg police officer who was driving 50 kilometres an hour over the speed limit without just cause when he was involved in a two-vehicle collision that sent a city woman to hospital in critical condition has been fined $780. → Read More
Admitted killer ‘a hero’ who made mistake, defence lawyer tells jurors in closing argument
A Winnipeg woman attacked by a stranger for no reason on a North End street needed a “hero” and Tre Pelletier-Monkman was the one to answer the call, a defence lawyer told jurors at Pelletier-Monkman’s second-degree murder trial Tuesday. → Read More
Stabbing intended to stop attack on woman, not kill her assailant, accused in murder trial testifies
A Winnipeg man on trial for murder admits stabbing stranger Adam Laforrest to death on a North End street, but was only trying to save a woman from dying at the victim’s hands, jurors were told Thursday. → Read More
Trafficker off to prison after appeal court rejects mental illness argument
Manitoba’s highest court has overturned a probationary sentence for a man arrested in a massive meth and cocaine bust, ruling he must serve prison time because his mental illness played no role in his decision to traffic drugs. → Read More
Adult time sought for Ex shooter
Justice officials will seek an adult sentence for a Winnipeg teen who has admitted responsibility for the daylight shooting at the Red River Exhibition last summer that sent two boys to hospital and fairgoers scrambling for cover. → Read More
Court finds disbarred immigration lawyer liable for $2.4M
A disbarred Winnipeg immigration lawyer has been found liable for more than $2.4 million the Law Society of Manitoba paid to clients he swindled. → Read More
Judge sends man to prison, has message to public for ‘beyond the pale’ bus stop attack
A Winnipeg man has been sentenced to four years in prison after admitting to biting off part of a man’s ear during an unprovoked attack at a West End bus stop. → Read More
Brandon woman sues province, RHA for refusing to treat son with alcohol addiction
A Brandon woman is suing the province and Prairie Mountain Health alleging her son died one day after medical staff at Brandon Regional Health Centre denied him treatment for his alcohol addiction. → Read More
Air-travel issues creating crisis in northern circuit court system: chief judge
Manitoba’s circuit court system is in crisis as undependable flight services are causing repeated cancellations of hearings across the province’s north country, denying residents access to justice, sources have told the Free Press. → Read More
Court of Appeal upholds conviction, sentence in city lawyer’s murder
The Manitoba Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of a man sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a city lawyer, rejecting his claim jurors were not properly instructed about the rules of self-defence. → Read More
Judge sends man to prison for 13 years in unprovoked near-fatal stabbing on city bus
A Winnipeg man responsible for an unprovoked knife attack that nearly claimed the life of a 70-year-old woman as she rode a city bus home following an afternoon of shopping has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. → Read More
New trial ordered in West Broadway slaying in 2019
Manitoba’s highest court has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of killing a stranger in an unprovoked knife attack while high on meth. → Read More