This page was exported from King Weekly Sentinel [ https://kingsentinel.com ]
Export date: Sat May 18 13:01:03 2024 / +0000 GMT

Accused not criminally responsible in double murder


By Mark Pavilons
A Schomberg man has been acquitted in a 2011 double homicide.
In Newmarket court March 12, the Honourable Justice Edwin B. Minden found 51-year-old Robert Abernethy not criminally responsible for the death of James Wilson, 76, of Orangeville and William Allan Jones, 76, of Schomberg.
The homicides took place the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011. Police were called to an industrial business on Lloydtown-Aurora Road, east of Highway 27, initially for a report of two injured men. When officers arrived on scene they discovered one man deceased and other man seriously wounded. He later died in hospital.
Robert Abernethy was arrested at the scene and was originally charged with two counts of second degree murder.
Abernethy will now be before the Ontario Review board, according to police.
Initial media reports noted Abernethy appeared disoriented at the scene. During one of his first court appearances at the end of August 2011, Abernethy “behaved erratically.”
Excerpt: A Schomberg man has been acquitted in a 2011 double homicide.
Post date: 2015-03-18 09:17:29
Post date GMT: 2015-03-18 13:17:29
Post modified date: 2015-03-25 08:52:46
Post modified date GMT: 2015-03-25 12:52:46
Powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin. HTML saving format developed by gVectors Team www.gVectors.com