Later in the day, an appeal court judge granted bail to Det.-Const. Abogado's family sobbed in the courtroom as the sentence was handed down. After Romano was granted permission to appeal, they left the appeal court in tears, too upset to speak with the media. William MacKenzie, Remo Romano's lawyer, called the eight-month jail sentence 'shocking and greatly disappointing.' (Vedran Lesic/CBC News)"The eight-month jail sentence, quite frankly, was shocking and greatly disappointing to [Romano's] family," his lawyer William MacKenzie told reporters outside the courthouse.

Source: CBC News September 13, 2018 14:37 UTC