The family of a man accused of killing his mother when he was a teen applauded and cried in a Winnipeg courtroom after a Manitoba judge ordered a stay of proceedings in the case Monday morning. Since early February, a jury has heard arguments about whether the 23-year-old man killed his 51-year-old mother in 2019. The judge said there was never any evidence the accused knew his mother did not have a will when she died. "This was a highly prejudicial series of questions, intended to suggest [he] had a financial motive to murder his mother,” Champagne said. A stay of proceedings in a homicide trial is uncommon, but the Crown has 30 days to appeal, Lockyer said.

Source: CBC News March 24, 2026 12:22 UTC