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Tuesday, March 04
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Source: Toronto Star and Xtra The long-time lover of popular Toronto gay bar owner Janko Naglic has been acquitted of his first-degree murder by a jury that deliberated for around four hours. The jury returned with its not guilty verdict around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday following a three-week trial that heard from an array of witnesses who testified about the deteriorating relationship between the accused, Ivan Mendez-Romero, and Naglic. "It was a strange trial where hearsay evidence was produced as real evidence," defence lawyer Laurence Cohen told the jury in his summation on Mar 3 in the...
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Thursday, February 21
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Source: Toronto Star , Xtra In the weeks before his slaying, prominent Toronto gay bar owner Janko Naglic told his doctor and a lawyer that he was worried because his live-in lover was threatening to kill him, the man's murder trial has heard. Latest: Mendez-Romero acquitted of murder charge (3/4/08) "He said Ivan was demanding half of his business and if he didn't get it he would kill him," lawyer Douglas Barker told Ivan Mendez-Romero's murder trial today. Naglic was owner of The Barn and The Stables, a bar on Church St. On Oct. 27, 2004, Naglic was found, his mouth and...
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Wednesday, February 13
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Source: Toronto Star , Canada.com TORONTO - A prominent member of the gay community in Toronto was killed by his partner of more than 10 years because their relationship was over and he was afraid of losing his lavish lifestyle, the prosecution argued Tuesday. Latest: Mendez-Romero acquitted of murder charge (3/4/08) Ivan Mendez-Romero, 38, is accused of killing Janko Naglic, 56, on Oct. 26, 2004. His first-degree murder trial opened yesterday with the Crown, Ann Morgan, breezing through a rapid-clip overview of the case to be presented. Mendez-Romero was a "desperate man" when he suffocated...
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