Ontario man who stole chains from strangers guilty of murder, aggravated assault [Video]

A Toronto man who stole gold chains from two strangers before shooting them both outside a Scarborough nightclub has been found guilty of second-degree murder and robbery, but not guilty of attempted murder.

The jury did however find Waldron guilty of the lesser offence of aggravated assault in relation to the attempted murder charge.

As the jury read out the guilty verdicts, there was silence in the packed downtown Toronto courtroom on Wednesday where 29-year-old Jahvon Waldron was on trial. Waldron, who was sitting next to his lawyer, put his hands over his face and appeared emotional.

It took the jury just one day of deliberating before convicting Waldron after a three-week trial.

Peter Khan’s widow, Mohanie Henry-Khan, said she is relieved and happy with the jury’s verdict.

“I feel like justice was served today and I continue to live with my husband’s memories and the love that we shared …