TORONTO/GHAZIABAD: A court in Toronto has sentenced Richard Edwin to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for the first-degree murder of two individuals, including Kartik Vasudev, a 21-year-old student from Ghaziabad, Canada.
The Chenab Times has learned that the Superior Court of Toronto, presided over by Justice Jane Kelly, delivered the verdict on Monday, rejecting Edwin’s plea of not being criminally responsible due to a mental disorder. Edwin had admitted to shooting Vasudev on April 7, 2022, but his defense argued he was suffering from schizophrenia and could not distinguish right from wrong at the time of the incident.
The court acknowledged Edwin’s mental health condition but concluded that it did not absolve him of criminal responsibility for the killings, which also included another victim on April 9, 2022. The judgment, reported by Global News Toronto and shared with the victim’s family, detailed the fatal encounter where Vasudev was shot multiple times in the back while walking near Sherbourne station.
Kartik Vasudev, a management student at Seneca College, had moved to Toronto in January 2022. His life was cut short within months of his arrival. Following the legal proceedings, his family, including his father Jitesh Vasudev, remained in Canada to attend the final hearing.
Jitesh Vasudev expressed that after a four-year legal battle, justice has finally been served. He had previously spoken about his concerns regarding the logistical challenges and lack of official support during the repatriation of his son’s body from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Ghaziabad and the absence of district officials at the time of cremation on the banks of the Hindan river.
Vasudev was a resident of the Rajendra Nagar area in the Trans-Hindan region of Ghaziabad and was an alumnus of DAV School in the locality. The family’s pursuit of justice concluded with the sentencing, bringing a measure of closure after the tragic loss of their son.
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