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Families wept over the bodies from a strike that hit a tent camp during the night as displaced people slept in southern Gaza. At least 13 members of a single family were killed, including at least six children under 12.
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Toronto Sun
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- Toronto Sun
Kohberger's guilty plea doesn't end quest for more details about slayings
Published Jul 03, 2025 • 3 minute read Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, is escorted into court for a hearing in Latah County District Court, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Photo by Ted S. Warren / AP With a series of 'yes' replies to a judge, a man accused of killing four Idaho college students pleaded guilty in exchange for life in prison and no death penalty. But left untold so far: What motivated Bryan Kohberger to commit the middle-of-the-night knife attacks and why those victims? This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account More details could emerge when Kohberger returns to court for his sentence on July 23. Some answers could also be in the hundreds of documents filed by prosecutors and defence lawyers that have been under seal and out of public view starting in 2022. 'It is important that a full record be available, as if the matter and the evidence was exposed at trial, if we're going to have a complete understanding of what went on,' said David Leroy, former Idaho attorney general. Kohberger's hearing in a Boise, Idaho, courtroom was finished in less than an hour Wednesday. A trial where loads of details would have been revealed was expected to have lasted at least three months. 'We deserve to know when the beginning of the end was,' the family of victim Kaylee Goncalves said in a Facebook post. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Read More Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen were stabbed multiple times after 4 a.m. at a rental home in Moscow, Idaho, on Nov. 13, 2022. Kohberger first killed Mogen and Goncalves and then killed Kernodle, who was still awake at the time, and Chapin, who was asleep, said Bill Thompson, the Latah County prosecutor. Two other people in the house were not harmed. The 30-year-old killer was pursuing an advanced degree in the criminology program at Washington State University in Pullman, 16 km away. Thompson said there was no evidence that Kohberger had previous contact with the victims, but he noted that phone data showed him in the neighbourhood nearly two dozen times. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A knife sheath left at the crime scene turned out to be crucial evidence for investigators. A search of trash at Kohberger's parents' home in Pennsylvania was critical, too: It produced a Q-tip that was used to match his genetic material on the sheath. No sunshine on many court filings Since 2022, there have been more than 200 orders to seal court filings in the Kohberger case, typically at the request of lawyers, including at least 103 this year alone, The Associated Press found. Those documents included trial briefs filed by each side, witness lists, jury instructions, evidence exhibits and the defence team's 'alternate perpetrators' of the murders. Idaho court rules allow a judge to seal or redact records to 'preserve the right to a fair trial.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. On a separate issue, Wendy Olson, an attorney for news organizations, including the AP, asked a judge to lift a gag order that has greatly restricted what the prosecutor and defence lawyers can say to reporters. 'There is no need to preserve Mr. Kohberger's 'right to a fair trial' because he has already admitted guilt,' Olson said in a court filing. Leroy, the former attorney general, said he believes additional information about the crimes would be important to the victims' families, law enforcement, experts and the general public. 'I'm very interested in knowing, to the extent we can, what combination of the attempt to commit the perfect crime or attempt to deal with his demons drove Mr. Kohberger to these acts,' Leroy said. — AP writer Rebecca Boone in Boise, Idaho, contributed to this story. 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Toronto Sun
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- Toronto Sun
Diddy's history of violence influenced judge's decision to keep him locked up for now
Published Jul 03, 2025 • 5 minute read This courtroom sketch depicts Sean "Diddy" Combs sitting at the defense table during his bail hearing in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. Photo by Elizabeth Williams / AP NEW YORK — In rejecting Sean 'Diddy' Combs' release on bail, a federal judge confronted the hip-hop impresario with a disturbing aspect of his criminal case that his lawyers couldn't deny: His history of violence. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Combs' defence lawyers claimed he is a changed man. But Judge Arun Subramanian on Wednesday let the Bad Boy Records founder know that his hopes for freedom soon are slim — even after the jury acquitted him on racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges that could have put him in prison for life. Subramanian's words signaled how he may approach sentencing Combs for his convictions on two lesser prostitution-related charges, which each carry a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison. The judge, citing a now-infamous video of Combs beating a former girlfriend and photographs showing injuries to another ex-girlfriend, made clear that he plans to hold Combs accountable for the years of violence and bullying behaviour that were exposed at his eight-week trial. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Combs' punishment is Subramanian's decision alone, and the judge will have wide latitude in determining a sentence. While judges often adhere to the federal judiciary's formulaic guidelines meant to prevent disparity in sentences for the same crimes, they are not mandatory. Combs' lawyers want less than the 21 to 27 months in prison that they believe the sentencing guidelines recommend. Prosecutors contend that the guidelines, when properly calculated to include Combs' crimes and violent history, call for at least four to five years in prison. After tentatively setting Combs' sentencing for October, the judge said he is open to a defence request that it happen as soon as possible, with further discussions expected at a conference Tuesday. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Combs, his family and his defence team were overjoyed by the verdict, some of them tearing up at the result. Combs pumped his fist in celebration and mouthed 'thank you' to jurors. He hugged his lawyers and, after the jury exited, fell to his knees in prayer. But, by the end of the day, Combs was deflated — his dream of going home after more than nine months in jail thwarted by a judge throwing his own lawyers' words back in their faces. 'We own the domestic violence. We own it,' Subramanian said, reading from a transcript of Combs lawyer Marc Agnifilo's closing argument to the jury last week. 'If he was charged with domestic violence, we wouldn't all be here having a trial, because he would have pled guilty, because he did that.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Read More The judge noted the jury had seen a video of Combs viciously attacking then-girlfriend Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel in March 2016. He also noted that another former Combs' girlfriend — a woman who testified under the pseudonym 'Jane' — was left with visible evidence of bruises and injuries after Combs hit her repeatedly in June 2024. That was a few months after federal agents raided two of his homes and 'when he should have known that he needed to stay clean.' The judge said that the beating, which Jane said happened before Combs forced her to have a sexual encounter with a male sex worker, was part of the prostitution-related offenses — violations of the federal Mann Act — that resulted in a conviction. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'This highlights a disregard for the rule of law and the propensity for violence,' he said. Combs 'working on himself,' lawyer says Agnifilo, who had asked the judge to release Combs on a $1-million bond, insisted to Subramanian that Combs had changed dramatically in the last year. As he pleaded with the judge, Combs sat by his side and scribbled notes on small pieces of paper, occasionally handing them to the lawyer. The attorney said Jane had written a supportive note to get Combs into a domestic violence intervention program. At sentencing, he said, the defence plans to have someone from the program tell the judge how Combs did. 'He is a man who's in the process of working on himself,' the lawyer said. 'He's been a model prisoner.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Agnifilo said Combs had 'been given his life back' by the jury and 'would be nothing short of a fool' to do anything to spoil that. RECOMMENDED VIDEO The prospect of a life sentence, the maximum if Combs were convicted of racketeering or sex trafficking, prompted 'all sorts of the darkest conversations one can imagine about what your life could have been and what your life became,' Agnifilo said. But Subramanian was unmoved by what Agnifilo called his 'heart strings' argument. 'Having conceded the defendant's propensity for violence in this way, it is impossible for the defendant to demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that he poses no danger to any other person or the community,' the judge said. Prosecutors also want violence factored into sentencing Agnifilo indicated the defence will argue at sentencing that Combs' violent acts are not part of the charges for which he was convicted and shouldn't factor into his punishment. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey made it clear that prosecutors will argue the opposite. Combs is 'an extremely violent man with an extraordinarily dangerous temper,' Comey told the judge Wednesday. He 'has shown no remorse and no regret for his violence toward multiple victims.' Subramanian noted that Combs will be credited for the time he has already served. But by rejecting bail, the judge indicated that he will likely reject a defence request for Combs to be freed in the next year. Witnesses implore judge to keep Combs locked up Deonte Nash, a former stylist for Combs and Cassie who reluctantly testified during the trial, told the judge in a letter that bail would 'send a dangerous message: That wealth and influence can shield someone indefinitely from accountability.' Cassie, through her lawyer, also encouraged Subramanian to keep Combs in jail. 'Ms. Ventura believes that Mr. Combs is likely to pose a danger to the victims who testified in this case, including herself, as well as to the community,' Cassie's lawyer, Douglas Wigdor, wrote. Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. Click here for an introductory offer of 30% off. Explore upcoming concerts and the extensive archive of past performances. World Editorial Cartoons Movies Money News Toronto Maple Leafs
Winnipeg Free Press
3 hours ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. arrested by ICE for deportation, federal officials say
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, U.S. federal officials said Thursday. The arrest comes only days after the former middleweight champion lost a match against influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul in Anaheim, California. The Department of Homeland Security said officials determined Chávez should be arrested on June 27, a day before the fight. It was unclear why they waited to act for days after the high-profile event. The 39-year-old boxer was picked up Wednesday by a large number of federal agents while he was riding a scooter in front of his home in Studio City, according to Chávez's attorney Michael Goldstein. 'The current allegations are outrageous and simply another headline to terrorize the community,' Goldstein said. Many people across Southern California are on edge as immigration arrests have ramped up, prompting protests and the federal deployment of National Guard troops and U.S. Marines to downtown Los Angeles. Goldstein did not know where Chávez was being detained as of Thursday morning, but said he and his client were due in court Monday related to gun possession charges from last year and were to provide an update on his progress in a substance abuse program. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained Chávez for overstaying a tourist visa that expired in February 2024 after he entered the country in August 2023, the Department of Homeland Security said. Chávez also submitted multiple fraudulent statements while applying for a green card on April, 2, 2024, based on his marriage to a U.S. citizen, Frida Muñoz, the agency said. Her previous partner was Édgar Guzmán López, the now-deceased son of imprisoned Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services flagged ICE about Chávez on Dec. 17, saying he 'is an egregious public safety threat,' and yet he was allowed back into the country without a visa on Jan. 4 under the Biden administration, the agency said. U.S. officials said he has an active arrest warrant in Mexico for his involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives and is believed to be an affiliate of the Sinaloa Cartel. Mexico's Attorney General's Office said that they've initiated extradition procedures for 'Julio 'C,' who has had an arrest warrant in Mexico since March 2023 for organized crime and arms trafficking. A federal agent who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter confirmed to The Associated Press that 'Julio C' is Chávez Jr. Before his bout with Paul on Saturday, Chávez had fought just once since 2021, having fallen to innumerable lows during a lengthy boxing career conducted in the shadow of his father, Julio César Chávez, one of the most beloved athletes in Mexican history and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame who won championships in several weight classes. The son has failed drug tests, served suspensions and egregiously missed weight while being widely criticized for his intermittent dedication to the sport. He still rose to its heights, winning the WBC middleweight title in 2011 and defending it three times. Chávez shared the ring with generational greats Canelo Álvarez and Sergio Martinez, losing to both. After battling drug addiction for long stretches of his career, Chávez went to a rehabilitation clinic in Sinaloa and claimed to be clean for the Paul fight. He looked in his best shape in years while preparing for the match. Chávez said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times ahead of his fight with Paul that he and his trainers were shaken by the immigration arrests. 'I don't understand the situation — why so much violence? There are a lot of good people, and you're giving the community an example of violence,' Chávez said. 'After everything that's happened, I wouldn't want to be deported.' —- Associated Press journalists Carlos Rodriguez and Fabiola Sanchez in Mexico City contributed to this story. Watson reported from San Diego.
