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Charges dropped against Sydenham councillor Peter Stroud

Written on September 20, 2019. Posted in News.

Kingston city councillor Peter Stroud had charges against him for causing disturbance and obstructing property under $5,000 dropped as of Thursday. Stroud was charged on June 23 after an incident with Kingston Transit. Kingston Police say that he chased after a Kingston Transit bus on his bicycle...

Court date for City councillor pushed to late September

Written on September 4, 2019. Posted in News.

Sydenham District Councillor Peter Stroud’s court date has been pushed to late September so information can be exchanged between Stroud’s counsel and the crown. Not required to appear for his initial court date, neither Stroud nor his lawyer were present at his first scheduled date on Aug. 15. Stroud,...

Former Queen’s student sentenced to seven years for poisoning colleague

Written on December 11, 2018. Posted in News.

Former Queen’s student and convicted poisoner Zijie Wang, 26, was sentenced to seven years in prison on Tuesday, nearly a year after planting a carcinogen in his colleague’s food. Although he was sentenced to seven years on two counts—administering a noxious substance and aggravated assault—Wang will...

Victim testifies in poisoning case, sentencing marked for December

Written on November 2, 2018. Posted in News.

The victim of confessed poisoner Zijie Wang testified before court on Friday, fearing life-threatening illness months after he ate a carcinogen in his apple pie. Reading his impact statement, the victim told Judge Allen Letourneau he was in disbelief at Wang’s poisoning of his food with N-Nitrosodimethylamine...

PhD student Zijie Wang pleads guilty to poisoning former colleague

Written on October 29, 2018. Posted in News.

A former Queen’s chemistry PhD candidate pleaded guilty to two charges last Thursday and admitted to poisoning his former roommate and colleague with a lethal substance. The plea comes after 26-year-old Zijie Wang was arrested by police on campus and charged earlier this year. In a courtroom on Oct....

Student speaks on verdict

Written on January 31, 2012. Posted in News.

Queen’s student Irfan Tahiri stood outside the Frontenac County Courthouse on Sunday to hear the Shafia trial’s verdict. Tahiri is Canadian-born , with Afghan roots and has followed the three-month trial surrounding the honour killings. Mohammad Shafia, his wife Tooba Mohammad Yahya and son Hamed...

Bomb threat disrupts trial

Written on January 27, 2012. Posted in News.

The Shafia trial taking place at the Frontenac County Courthouse was interrupted yesterday due to a reported bomb threat. The Shafia trial, concerning the alleged honour killings of four women at Kingston Mills in 2009, has been ongoing since October. The jury is set to be sequestered to make their...

Student appears at AMS court over house party

Written on January 20, 2012. Posted in News.

A second-year Commerce student will have to pay Queen’s $100 if he fails to follow the rules of the Queen’s Code of Conduct again. Michael Friedman was brought to an AMS judicial hearing after he contested a report filed by Campus Security surrounding a party at his Earl Street home in September. AMS...

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Charges dropped against Sydenham councillor Peter Stroud

Court date for City councillor pushed to late September

Former Queen’s student sentenced to seven years for poisoning colleague

Victim testifies in poisoning case, sentencing marked for December

PhD student Zijie Wang pleads guilty to poisoning former colleague

Student speaks on verdict

Bomb threat disrupts trial

Student appears at AMS court over house party

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