Umar Zameer trial: Judge apologizes after acquittal

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A noteably different version of events than what was first described by police and politicians came into focus over the course of Umar Zameer’s five-week murder trial in Toronto, culminating in a rare move by the presiding judge.

of the first-degree murder charge he faced in connection with the death of Toronto Police Det. Const. Jeffrey Northrup, Justice Anne Molloy offered the 34-year-old an apology for his troubles.

Zameer, with his pregnant wife and young son at the time, has always maintained he did not know the people approaching his BMW were police officers. The defence’s case, on the other hand, presented a very different version of events – Zameer had gone downtown that day for a regular family outing, accompanied by his pregnant wife and small child. He had feared for his life when he saw three individuals run at him, and acted out of fear, they argued.

“I am sorry for what had happened, but I never meant for any of this to happen like this,” the Brampton accountant and father of three said.About an hour after the decision, TPS Chief Myron Demkiw called the loss of Northrup “devastating” in a statement in which he said the service had hoped the jury would reach a “different outcome.”

“From day one, all I’ve wanted was accountability,” Northrup said. “We miss Jeff every day. However, we continue on with him in our hearts, never to be forgotten, a hero in life not death.” “Our police chief and political leaders were quick to toss aside that protection to push their own political agendas,” Brown said.

 

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