HALIFAX—For three weeks, Catherine Johnson walked into court every morning to watch her son Tylor McInnis’ murder trial, and felt McInnis “guided” her along the way. ( Haley Ryan / Star Halifax )Johnson spoke with reporters outside Nova Scotia Supreme Court on Friday afternoon, just after a jury found Shawntez Downey guilty of second-degree murder in McInnis’ death. Article Continued BelowOutside court, Johnson said she’s very happy that “justice has finally been served. Shawntez Downey is facing a charge of second-degree murder in McInnis’ death, while his brother Daniel Downey is charged with being an accessory to murder after the fact. On the other charges in the case, the six man and six woman jury found Shawntez guilty of confining and kidnapping Thompson, and attempting to murder Thompson.

Source: thestar March 15, 2019 17:53 UTC