CROWN BLEW MURDERER’S PLEA BARGAIN – RUNCIMAN
(QUEEN’S PARK) – Leeds Grenville MPP and former Solicitor General, Bob Runciman, today accused the Attorney General and his officials of failing to secure commitments that would see Cecilia Zhang’s killer agree to immediate deportation following completion of his sentence in Canada.
In a statement to the legislature, Runciman pointed out that the Crown’s failure to seek Chen’s agreement not to fight deportation leaves open the possibility of the killer opposing deportation on the grounds of double jeopardy and applying for refugee status.
Runciman added that “we could have this cold-blooded child killer in our midst for years after his sentence thanks to the Crown botching the plea bargain negotiations.”
