Charles Shatford and Donald Walker have been condemned of first-degree homicide by a courtroom in Saint John on Thursday mid-day.
Shatford, 49, and Walker, 52, have been billed with theAug 17, 2022, homicide of Justin Breau, 39.
The courtroom despatched out phrase previous to 2 p.m. on Thursday that that they had truly gotten to a choice– after just about 11 hours, over 2 days, of concerns.
Walker revealed no feeling when the judgment learn, whereas Shatford noisally eliminated a held breath when he was acknowledged responsible by the courtroom foreperson.
That offers 6 the general number of people based responsible in Breau’s fatality.
Four others have been previously punished after begging responsible to a number of minimal charges. All have been initially billed with first-degree homicide.
Justin Breau was stabbed to fatality onAug 17, 2022. (Justin Breau/Facebook)
Throughout the take a look at, the courtroom listened to suggestions to a third male in the home with Shatford and Walker, nonetheless they actually didn’t hear his title or what operate he was declared to have truly performed. That male was Evan Louis Tobias.
In August, a lot lower than a month previous to the take a look at began, Tobias, 30, was punished to eight years behind bars after pleading guilty to manslaughter in Breau’s death Tobias confessed coming into into Breau’s home and stabbing him within the leg quite a few instances.
In May, Donald Walker’s 26-year-old boy, Dustin Trey Walker-Hammond, was sentenced to two years less a day for manslaughter for his operate.
In April, Travis Earl Boudreau, 34, and Sarah Jean Belzil, 37,pleaded guilty to being accessories They have been each offered a 1 12 months conditional sentence to be provided within the space. Boudreau had truly invested 22 months behind bars ready for take a look at and Belzil 7 1/2 months.
A sentencing listening to is ready up forDec 18. to allow time for sufferer affect declarations to be ready. Both guys forgoed pre-sentence information.
