Close X
Thursday, November 28, 2024
ADVT 
National

Howard Richmond, Ontario Soldier Who Killed His Wife Not Criminally Responsible For Murder: Defence

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 02 Oct, 2015 01:16 PM
    OTTAWA — The trial of a Canadian soldier who killed his wife, but says he's not criminally responsible, heard from a restaurant employee Friday who spotted the victim's vehicle after she was reported missing.
     
    Bruce Sass, a longtime Denny's server, told an Ontario Superior Court in Ottawa he also exchanged Facebook messages with Howard Richmond, a warrant officer in the Canadian Armed Forces who now faces first-degree murder charges in the slaying of his 28-year-old wife.
     
    Melissa Richmond's body was found close to the Denny's near a ravine in the summer of 2013 after her husband alerted police about her disappearance.
     
    Richmond has since admitted to killing his wife with a knife and a screwdriver, but his defence team is trying to convince an Ottawa jury he should not be held criminally responsible due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
     
    The soldier, who was diagnosed with PTSD in 2011, has served in hot spots including Afghanistan and Bosnia.
     
    The Crown is arguing that Richmond was upset his wife was having an affair.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Keith Caouette, Man Considered High Risk To Reoffend Missing From Vancouver Halfway House

    Keith Caouette, Man Considered High Risk To Reoffend Missing From Vancouver Halfway House
    Police say he is a two-time federal offender who has served 14 years in prison for kidnapping and sexual assault with a weapon.

    Keith Caouette, Man Considered High Risk To Reoffend Missing From Vancouver Halfway House

    Evacuation Alert Issued In Pemberton, B.C. Over Fears Of Mudslide

    Evacuation Alert Issued In Pemberton, B.C. Over Fears Of Mudslide
    Thirty-eight properties in a small community northeast of Pemberton, B.C., have been placed on an evacuation alert just days after a mudslide.

    Evacuation Alert Issued In Pemberton, B.C. Over Fears Of Mudslide

    B.C. Invests Up To $10 Million To Prevent Wildfires, $5 Million To Tackle Crime

    Premier Christy Clark has announced millions of dollars in funding for projects ranging from crime and forest-fire prevention to jumpstarting rural economies.

    B.C. Invests Up To $10 Million To Prevent Wildfires, $5 Million To Tackle Crime

    Jesse Rau, Bus Driver Fired Amid Pride Controversy Running For Christian Heritage Party

    Jesse Rau, Bus Driver Fired Amid Pride Controversy Running For Christian Heritage Party
    Jesse Rau says he will run in the riding of Calgary Signal Hill, where the other candidates include former provincial cabinet minister Ron Liepert for the Conservatives, Khalis Ahmed of the NDP and Liberal Kerry Cundal.

    Jesse Rau, Bus Driver Fired Amid Pride Controversy Running For Christian Heritage Party

    Jonathan Phillips, Brain-Injured B.C. Man Says Sorry After Pleading Guilty To Multiple Thefts

    Jonathan Phillips, Brain-Injured B.C. Man Says Sorry After Pleading Guilty To Multiple Thefts
     A man who went on a bizarre crime spree before taking on three deputy sheriffs while in custody has been sentenced to time served and must get treatment for a brain injury.

    Jonathan Phillips, Brain-Injured B.C. Man Says Sorry After Pleading Guilty To Multiple Thefts

    Sex Consensual But Ontario Pharmacist Mohamed Hanif's Licence Loss Ruled Constitutional

    Sex Consensual But Ontario Pharmacist Mohamed Hanif's Licence Loss Ruled Constitutional
    pharmacist whose licence was automatically revoked because he had consensual sex with a patient has lost his bid to have the relevant rules governing health professionals thrown out as unconstitutional.

    Sex Consensual But Ontario Pharmacist Mohamed Hanif's Licence Loss Ruled Constitutional