Monday, February 14, 2011

Verdict hits raw nerve with victim's family

It's not guilty for a young Lakehead University student. Judge Helen Pierce dismissed a dangerous driving charge against 21 year old Thomas Charlton. It's in connection with the 2008 traffic death of 14 year old Spencer Bjorklund. Charlton's Lawyer Peter Mrowiec says it was a fair judgement.  When the verdict was read, family and friends of Spencer stormed from the courtroom cursing and yelling out that the process was a fraud.  Spencer's mother Mary-Ann Anderson called the judgement appalling