Cameron Gardiner, a 59-year-old man from Collingwood, Ontario, has had 2 manslaughter (originally 2nd degree murder) charges against him dropped from an incident on January 22, 2019 in which he shot and killed 2 of 3 men who had invaded his home, Global reports.
Cameron Gardiner is overcome with emotion after learning during a virtual hearing that charges he faced are being withdrawn at the request of the crown. The 59 y-o Collingwood father was charged with 2 counts of 2nd Degree murder after defending himself during a robbery in 2019 pic.twitter.com/W63mlxO9Dt
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Gardiner had been watching TV with his girlfriend at their Collingwood home when their door was kicked in. 3 disguised men entered the home, one with a sawed-off shotgun, and proceeded t0 zip-tie the hands of Gardiner and his girlfriend, also attaching Gardiner's dog to his leg.
The men were after Gardiner's son's marijuana and cash – he had been known to sell pot in the area. Gardiner's son had set up cameras in his upstairs room to keep an eye on his stash – they notified his phone when the home invaders walked in. This caused his son to hurry home.
While kicking the door open to the house, Gardiner's son knocked one of the invaders shotgun out of their hands, Gardiner himself had already slipped out of the zip-ties. A tussle then ensued and Gardiner grabbed the shotgun and fired at the men, 2 of them collapsed in the backyard.
During the trial, Madam Justice Michelle Fuerst told the Zoom onlookers "there is no reasonable prospect for conviction. Both charges are withdrawn at the request of the Crown."
Criminal defence lawyer Elliott Willschick said he always believed in Gardinder: "I told him at the start when he lost a little bit of faith after he got put in jail, I said: 'Cam, you can never doubt your actions on that night.' And he’s the one who led us through this, towards getting his charges withdrawn."
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