Nick Paparella

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Nick Paparella

After deliberating for about two hours, a London jury returned on Tuesday night and found 41-year-old Ashley Bourget of London guilty of first degree murder in the gruesome case of a body that was found in a barrel. After a lengthy trial which started in March, the court heard how one drug dealer killed another. In July 2020, Bourget lured 59-year-old Grant Norton to her apartment on Adelaide Street South knowing that he had a substantial amount of cash - some estimated it was around $30,000.

2 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Nick Paparella

Closing arguments resumed on Thursday at the first degree murder trial of 40-year-old Ashley Bourget of London. In her closing address, defence lawyer Mary Cremer told the jury that despite the fact that Bourget was at her apartment on Adelaide Street south when 59-year-old Grant Norton was killed, she did not participate and was set up to take the fall by others.

2 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Nick Paparella

Through an agreed statement of facts a London courtroom heard on Thursday how Levi Brown, 36, was hanging out with others at a Baseline Road West apartment in March 2023, handling a loaded handgun. In a bizarre turn of events, the court was told that the gun ended up in the hands of the accused, 31-year-old Cheyenne Metatawabin who eventually pointed the gun at Brown, pulling the trigger and killing the London man.

3 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Nick Paparella

It’s a case that has rocked the sporting world in Canada and across North America after five former World Junior Canadian hockey players were charged with sexually assaulting a lone female in a downtown London, Ont. hotel room. The players include Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Cal Foote, Dillion Dube, and former London Knight Alex Formenton. They were all attending a Hockey Canada gala in London in June of 2018, months after winning gold at the world championships.

4 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Nick Paparella

The 11-person London jury at the murder trial of Ashley Bourget, 40, was told about a poetry contest the accused entered while in custody months after her arrest in connection with the brutal death of Grant Norton. The contest was held between inmates at different detention centres in southwestern Ontario. In the poem, which was entered as a court exhibit, Bourget spoke about her rough upbringing and the events that led to her being in custody.