Kachkar not criminally responsible for Sgt. Ryan Russell’s death
In a decision that lawyers say is rare, a jury has found Richard Kachkar not criminally responsible for the death of Toronto Police Sgt. Ryan Russell. Justice Ian MacDonnell said at the start of the...
View ArticleRyan Russell’s family ‘paralyzed by sadness’
The wife and family of Ryan Russell revealed their pain after Richard Kachkar was found not criminally responsible for the Toronto police officer’s death on Wednesday. A jury agreed with defence...
View ArticleHearing set for man found not criminally responsible in cop’s death
A mentally ill man who was found not criminally responsible for killing a Toronto police officer with a snow plow will have a hearing to determine his status later this month. A jury found that Richard...
View ArticleCrown appeals decision for man who killed cop with snowplow
The Crown is appealing a decision to allow into the community a man who was found not criminally responsible for killing a Toronto police officer with a snowplow. Richard Kachkar is being detained in...
View ArticleCrown appeals decision to let Kachkar out on community visits
The Ontario Review Board is allowing escorted visits into the community for Richard Kachkar, who was found criminally not responsible last spring of killing a Toronto police officer. But the Crown is...
View ArticleMan who killed officer with snowplow must stay in secure unit: board
A review board has ruled that a man who killed a Toronto police officer with a snowplow must stay in the secure unit of a mental health hospital. Richard Kachkar has been detained in the Ontario Shores...
View ArticleToronto cop killer granted permission to travel to visit daughter
The man found not criminally responsible for killing a Toronto police officer while driving a snowplow has been granted permission to travel up to 150 kilometres from his home in Ontario. The Ontario...
View ArticleRichard Kachkar granted conditional discharge from mental health centre
Richard Kachkar, who fatally struck and killed a Toronto police officer with a stolen snowplow in 2011, has been granted a conditional discharge from a mental health centre. Kachkar was found not...
View ArticleDeliberations in Kachkar trial end without verdict, to resume again Wednesday
TORONTO – A jury deciding the fate of the man who hit and killed a Toronto police officer with a snowplow has ended their second day of deliberations without a verdict. The deliberations are set to...
View ArticleKachkar not criminally responsible for killing Sgt. Ryan Russell, jury finds
TORONTO, Ont. – A mentally disturbed man who mowed down and killed a Toronto police officer with a snow plow will be sent to a psychiatric hospital instead of prison after a jury found that his illness...
View ArticleOntario Review Board ruling on Kachkar case to be released on Monday
TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Review Board held a one-day hearing on the case of Richard Kachkar, Friday, with the ruling to be released on Monday. Kachkar, 46, was found not criminally responsible for...
View ArticleSgt. Ryan Russell’s widow Christine speaks with reporters
Sgt Ryan Russell”s widow Christine spoke to reporters outside the courthouse Friday following the day long hearing....
View ArticleGlenn Russell speaks with reporters
Sgt. Ryan Russell’s father Glenn Russell spoke to reporters outside the courthouse Friday following the day long hearing by the Ontario Review Board....
View ArticleBob Richardson (Richard Kachkar’s lawyer), speaks with reporters
Richard Kachkar’s lawyer Bob Richardson answered reporters questions outside the courthouse after the hearing Friday....
View ArticleKachkar to be detained at Whitby psychiatric hospital
TORONTO – The man found criminally not responsible for killing Sgt. Ryan Russell is going to a mental health facility and could be out in public from time to time. Richard Kachkar, 46, will be detained...
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