Defence points finger at brother of Etobicoke man on trial for parents’ murder

The lawyer defending Alpha Henry, an Etobicoke antheral connected proceedings for the execution of his parents Veronica and Colin Henry, pointed the digit astatine Alpha’s younger member Daniel Henry successful a Toronto courtroom Tuesday.

Defence lawyer Jamie Kopman precocious the mentation of events enactment guardant by Alpha Henry erstwhile helium called 9-1-1 connected Sept. 21, 2022, and later, erstwhile helium gave an interrogation to police, that it was his member Daniel who was liable for their parents’ death.

“I would suggest you arrived location from your travel to find your parents doing worship, specifically connected the 21st of September and you were upset with your parents successful engaging successful worship that night,” defence lawyer Jamie Kopman said to Daniel during cross-examination. Daniel replied “that is not true.”

Kopman enactment it to Daniel that helium didn’t privation to enactment successful the supplication worship and his parents were being captious of him not taking part. “I would suggest you got to a presumption of vexation and choler that led to an statement with his parents.

“I would suggest it drove you astatine immoderate constituent to get a weapon from the room and Alpha astatine immoderate constituent tried to halt you. I would suggest that is however Alpha got a chopped connected his hand. I would suggest to you Alpha leaves the portion to get assistance and leaves you unsocial with your parents. I would suggest portion retired of the unit, you’re the 1 who stabs his parents and you’re the 1 who poured gasoline connected them,” said Kopman. “Not true,” Daniel repeated.

Daniel earlier admitted during cross-examination that helium and his parents had concerns with Alpha’s intelligence wellness but denied that helium could archer constabulary that his member did it, whereas Alpha wouldn’t beryllium capable to decently talk to constabulary astir what happened owed to his intelligence state.

During his introspection successful chief, Daniel said that helium didn’t springiness an interrogation to constabulary for astir a twelvemonth aft his parents’ murders. The younger member testified had been arrested aft calling 911 and taken backmost to 23 division, earlier aboriginal being released.

“I’m going to suggest you didn’t marque a connection to constabulary due to the fact that you wer trying to support your ain interests,” said Kopman. Daniel disagreed.

“I’m going to suggest earlier you near for Japan, you bought a recipocating saw astatine Canadian Tire,” Kopman said. “Correct,” replied Daniel.

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“I’m going to suggest you bought it to usage successful narration to your parents’ death,” snapped Kopman. “That’s incorrect,” Daniel said.

During re-examination, adjunct Crown lawyer Michael Wilson asked Daniel wherefore helium bought the saw. Daniel explained helium purchased it for pruning trees. Court has heard Daniel helped his begetter thin to the plot astatine the Kingsview Seventh Day Adventist Church wherever the household was active.

The archetypal serviceman connected country besides testified that helium was called to the flat connected Bergamot Avenue and recovered a mates successful the bathtub and they appeared to beryllium decomposing. The serviceman besides smelled a beardown odour of gasoline. Veronica Henry, 67, and her hubby Colin Henry, 68, some died of fatal stab wounds.

Daniel has already testified helium worked arsenic a formation attendant astatine the clip and near for Japan connected Sept. 18 and lone returned to Toronto connected the day of Sept. 20th. He told tribunal helium spent the nighttime earlier the onslaught with friends attending a two-hour gathering astatine a precocious school, earlier driving to Walmart to get snacks earlier going to spot a movie.

Video surveillance of Daniel’s movements connected that nighttime person been shown successful court. Daniel denied helium returned to the flat helium shared with his parents’ connected Sept. 20th aft returning to Toronto and said his archetypal clip backmost was erstwhile helium walked successful astir 1:30 a.m. connected Sept. 21st.

Alpha Henry, 30, has pleaded not blameworthy to 2 counts of second-degree execution and 1 number of attempted murder. The proceedings continues.