Court Finds Teen Not Guilty in Alberta Double-Murder Trial

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Brian Burrows concluded that the teen was not guilty in a double murder east of Edmonton almost four years ago, as the judge disregarded the evidence provided by the RCMP in a so-called “Mr. Big” sting. Justice Brian Burrows omitted the sting operation of RCMP, stating that it might have even abused its power, violating the teen’s rights and forcing out a confession during the operation. He stated that the “aspects of the circumstances of the Mr. Big operation in this case give rise to abuse-of-power concerns.”

Justice Brian Burrows admitted that the evidence could “bring the administration of justice into disrepute.” However, the judge’s decision was not received lightly by the victims’ families, which provoked a man to scream angrily at the teen, “Go to hell.” Hence, the security guards in the courtroom rushed to aid and escorted the teen from the prisoner’s box back to cells. The judge then left the court.

The teen had been charged with second-degree murder in the death of 50-year-old Susan Trudel and 68-year-old Barry Boenke on a rural property near Ardrossan, Alta, in June 2009. The accused and another teen allegedly ran away from a nearby treatment facility operated by Bosco Homes. Later they were caught joy-riding in Boenke’s truck just hours after the couple was bashed and shot to death. Hence, the teens were arrested though the charges were stayed after a judge refused to admit a police interview as evidence.

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