The Crown has dropped charges against Michael Leduc and Robert Theoret related to the 2019 death of 55-year-old Gaetan Jolin. Both men had been charged with second-degree murder, but charges were dropped in late June after a key witness admitted to lying to police and no longer being able to distinguish the truth about the events during cross-examination. In a statement, Leduc's lawyer Solomon Friedman said the Crown did the right thing to avoid a wrongful conviction and Leduc is looking forward to rebuilding his life after two years in custody. Theoret's lawyer did not respond to a request from CBC News. The statement went on to say after careful consideration, the Crown in this case concluded there was no reasonable prospect of conviction and accordingly the charges were stayed.

Source: CBC News July 30, 2021 18:45 UTC