Nick Paparella

1 week 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.

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Nick Paparella

A London jury continued to follow statements given by the accused in the days following her arrest on Tuesday. Following the review of an audio interview shared with the jury on Monday, on Tuesday the court watched a video interview of the accused, Ashley Bourget with London Police Inspector Angela Johnson recorded in the moments after her arrest on June 16, 2021. Her arrest took place eleven months after the badly beaten body of Grant Norton was found stuffed in a barrel near her apartment.

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Nick Paparella

An eleven person jury sat and listened to an audio recording of a conversation that London Police Detectives Angela Johnson and Alan O’Brien had with Ashley Bourget in the hours after her first arrest in the summer of 2020. When taken into custody, 40-year-old Bourget complained about not feeling well and was taken to hospital. At first she seemed reluctant to say anything about how 59-year-old Grant Norton died in her apartment, but then she started talking.

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Nick Paparella

Convicted of 10 human trafficking related offences, 33-year-old Jordan Hawke of Cambridge was sentenced to 15.5 years in prison. With credit for time already served in custody, the one-time pimp has just over 10 years left to serve. The court has heard that the offences date back to 2016 and involved seven female complainants forced to work in the London and area at various hotels. One of the victims was as young as 16 years of age.

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Nick Paparella

A Crown witness continued to hold their ground and tell a murder trial jury that he and his friend had nothing to do with the death of 59-year-old Grant Norton. Under cross-examination from defence lawyer Mary Cremer, the court has heard that the witness was at the apartment of the accused Ashley Bourget in July of 2020 when Norton, a well-known drug dealer, was tied and beaten.