- Nicole NayelOntario Superior Court Justice Julianne Parfett stayed the first-degree murder charge on Nov. 15, 2016, and Picard walked out of the Ottawa courthouse a free man. It's a struggle to feel happy, cause I'm not happy," Nicole Nayel told CBC News. Nicole Nayel said she even approached Picard twice about her son before police charged him in Fouad's death. But, having been disappointed by the justice system once before, the Nayels say they have little hope. It's been hell for us," Nicole Nayel said, adding that while she felt confident at first, their treatment by the justice system took that away.
Source: CBC News June 12, 2017 09:02 UTC