A man accused of fatally running over a Toronto police officer sobbed with relief on Sunday after a jury found him not guilty in the officer’s death.
In her final instructions to jurors on Thursday, Molloy said there were four possible verdicts based on the evidence: first-degree murder, second-degree murder, manslaughter, or not guilty of any offence. An unmarked police van with tinted windows blocked the car’s path, and court has heard Zameer reversed, angled the car back, then accelerated down the garage laneway, running over Northrup. He was arrested shortly after the unmarked van rammed into his car at the exit gate.
He told the court he was even more alarmed when the van blocked his exit, and he decided to reverse quickly to get away. Zameer said he looked back while reversing and in front when moving forward and never saw anything or anyone in the way. Barry Raftery, the crash reconstructionist called by the defence, also testified Northrup would have been in the car’s blind zone and not visible to Zameer when on the ground.
Raftery said the sudden appearance of Northrup’s body in the video suggests he was dragged or pushed under the car from behind the pillar until he came into view of the camera.
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