Toronto man has accessory to murder charge dropped, pleads to mischief

A Toronto antheral has pleaded blameworthy to mischief successful narration to a fatal December 2022 stabbing, with the Crown subsequently withdrawing a complaint of accessory aft the information to murder.

Donivan Comeau, 25, admitted successful a courtroom earlier this period that helium misled constabulary successful narration erstwhile helium called them aft the fatal stabbing of Nicola Maioreno.

Maioreno, 57, was stabbed adjacent Danforth and Greenwood avenues successful Scarborough connected Dec. 6, 2022.

According to an agreed connection of facts (ASF), 30-year-old Dylan Sherief, who was charged with second-degree execution successful the case, spent the nighttime successful a motel with Comeau, who contacted constabulary and disclosed that his member had been progressive successful the murder.

“The accused made a bid of mendacious statements to constabulary astir however the homicide took place, placing blasted connected Maioreno for assaulting Sherief,” the ASF reads.

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The facts authorities that erstwhile Comeau was asked astir Sherief’s whereabouts, Comeau indicated that helium didn’t know, contempt having precocious checked into a motel with Sherief, who is his brother.

Comeau and Sherief were arrested 2 days aboriginal astatine 500 Dawes Rd. Sherief remains successful custody, and is awaiting trial.

Comeau spent six months successful jailhouse successful pre-trial custody, and had to deterioration an physics monitoring bracelet upon his merchandise connected bail. He was handed a suspended condemnation of 12 months probation connected the mischief charge.