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o> in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, F eb ru ar y 1, 20 18 | Does your financial advisor know your life goals? Marc Nutford F in a n cia l A dvisor 2 3 8 7 Trafalgar Road Unit 82 Oakville, ON L6H 6K7 9 0 5 -8 2 2 -2 0 2 3 www.edwardjones.com/marc-nutfo rd Member - Canadian Investor Protection Fund Edwardjones MAKING SENSE OF INVESTING Make the m ost o f March Break w ith program s for kids o f all ages! Full-Day Licensed Child Care (3.8-12 yrs) Day Camp (6-12 yrs) National Lifeguard Services Visit website for pre-requisites Overnight Camp (11-14yrs) NEWS Sentencing set for • Continued from front room. Neither the Crown nor the defence disputed that Porte killed his 63-year- old mother, however, Porte's lawyer Brendan Neil argued Porte should have been found guilty of the lesser charge of man­ slaughter due to provoca­ tion. The jury's ruling ap­ peared to be rejection of the idea that Wilson pro­ voked Porte to the point he lost control and killed her in the heat of passion. "It's hard to argue with a jury because you have put yourself and your case before them," said Neil fol­ lowing the trial's conclu­ sion. "I would say the jury paid attention. They cer­ tainly seemed to. The one difficult thing with the recommendation on any second-degree murder is the jury doesn't have that knowledge o f what the sentencing principles are. So is it particularly sur­ prising when a recom ­ mendation comes either high or low? Not really." Police were called to Wilson's home at 1343 Sheldon Ave. on the eve­ ning of Sept. 21, 2015 after Porte made a 911 call stat­ ing he had strangled his mother to death. Porte was arrested without incident at the scene. Wilson's body was found on a landing at the bottom of the home's base­ ment stairs. All efforts to revive her failed. Before the jury was sent to decide Porte's fate they were presented with two contrasting portraits of the defendant. In his closing state­ ment, Neil described Porte as a man who lost control the night he killed his mother. He noted that in the days and weeks leading up to Wilson's death Porte was depressed and fre­ quently avoiding reality through drugs and alco­ hol. Neil said Porte was withdrawing from his friends and living in the chaotic mess he had creat­ ed in his mother's base­ ment where he resided. The defence attorney also pointed out that Porte had a complicated rela­ tionship with his mother. During his testimony, Porte painted his mother as someone with a long history of alcoholism who became agitated and even violent when she drank. He claimed that is what happened Sept. 21, 2015 noting he and his mother had been bickering throughout the day when suddenly Wilson yelled at him to come upstairs. When Porte reached the top of the stairs he said he found his mother wait­ ing for him. He alleged she grabbed him by the hair and punched him repeatedly in the side of the head. Porte testified he flashed back to a beating he received while working as a child prostitute in Hamilton. He claims to have no memory of what happened after that, stating the next thing he remembers is be­ ing in the Oakville police station having been charged with Wilson's murder. Neil said Porte lost con­ trol that night and the re­ sult was the tragic death of Wilson. He noted there is no evi­ dence Porte had ever been violent with his mother in the past. Neil also asked the jury that if Porte did not lose control, why kill Wilson? Wilson supported Porte fi­ nancially, she reminded him o f his doctor's ap­ pointments and she gave him a place to live. "He needed her," said Neil. Crown Attorney Laurie Jago presented Porte in a much different light as someone who intended to kill his mother and who attempted to lie his way to a lessor prison term. Jago noted Porte told multiple stories about what happened the night he strangled his mother. In some o f those stories, Wilson threw things at Porte before the confron- April 3 tation on the stairs. In another version he attempted to restrain Wil­ son before she allegedly struck him in the head. Jago said the story also changed with regard to his flashback, previously stating he flashed back to being thrown down a flight of stairs as a child. She said Porte's intent is clear in the statements he made to police after calling 911. Two officers testified that as Porte was led away from Wilson's home he asked, "Is she dead?" When Const. Lance Martin said he didn't know, Porte responded, "I hope so." "He is asking that be­ cause he intended to kill her," said Jago. "He wants to make sure." Jago said other incrim­ inating statements such as "she deserved to die" and "I talked to her the en­ tire time and told her why" also showed that Porte knew what he was doing. She said his question to Martin: "Have you ever had a murderer in your car?" even showed Porte was aware what he did was murder. The Crown attorney said she believes Porte re­ members killing Wilson, but that he didn't want to admit that to the jury. She said Porte lies to portray himself as a vic­ tim pointing to how he told his friend Mike Wilson that he had brain cancer when he didn't and that an employer had run off with a $10,000 loan Porte had given him when in reality Porte had no money. Jago also pointed out that while Porte told his friend Mike Wilson his mother had been assault­ ing him, Wilson never saw any injuries from these al­ leged assaults. "He thinks he can lie to you and you will believe him," Jago told the jury. "Don't." As to why Porte really killed his mother, Jago said, only Porte knows and he has chosen not to share that information. Porte's sentencing will take place April 3. http://www.edwardjones.com/marc-nutfo Does your financial advisor know your life goals? Marc Nutford Make the most of March Break with programs for kids of all ages! Full-Day Licensed Child Care Day Camp National Lifeguard Services Overnight Camp Sentencing set for April 3