Thomas James Berube faces 14 charges for his alleged role in five suspicious fires in the Edson area, which damaged or destroyed two auto shops, a pet store and a gas station between December 2019 and February 2020.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Prosecutor Photini Papadatou said Berube is holding the trial “hostage” and that the Crown will consider a request to continue the trial in his absence if his outbursts continue.Berube, 39, was arrested along with a teenage co-accused on Feb. 27, 2020, after break-ins and suspicious fires in Edson, Whitecourt and Niton Junction that resulted in more than $10 million in damage.
“I assumed, and also gathered from his movements in the courtroom, that he was in a great deal of pain,”“I was not satisfied that in that moment he would be able to properly understand what was going on.”
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