A jury heard closing arguments Tuesday in the death penalty trial of Ronald Hamilton, 34, of Woodbridge, who is charged with capital murder and other counts in the February 2016 fatal shootings of Crystal Hamilton and Officer Ashley Guindon. During two weeks of testimony, jurors heard evidence that Crystal Hamilton called 911 after her husband struck her and slammed her to the floor. Jurors heard the 911 call which ended with Crystal Hamilton pleading, “Stop!” Prosecutors say Ronald Hamilton shot his wife four times with a Glock handgun. The officers tried to enter the house to check on Crystal Hamilton’s welfare, but Ronald Hamilton refused to let them in. Gene Hart, one of Hamilton’s public defenders, acknowledged to the jury during Tuesday’s closing arguments that Hamilton is guilty of the slayings.

Source: National Post September 25, 2018 21:53 UTC