Once Canadas most wanted fugitive, Ontario man found guilty of manslaughter [Video]

An Ontario man who was once Canada’s most wanted fugitive has been found guilty of manslaughter in the 2021 shooting death of a man in Toronto.

Justice Michael Brown delivered his verdict to Abilaziz Mohamed in a downtown Toronto courtroom Thursday morning, more than four years after he shot and killed Craig MacDonald outside a Boston Pizza in Scarborough.

At the outset of the judge-alone trial, Mohamed pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, but guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter. However, the Crown rejected that plea and proceeded with the trial for second-degree murder. The Crown had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt Mohamed had the intent to kill MacDonald.

“I am not satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that he intended to kill Mr. MacDonald when he shot, nor am I convinced he shot him and knew it would cause bodily harm. He didn’t have one of the required intents for murder,” …