Toronto police found the body of a slain man yesterday, only after someone surrendered to police for the crime.
On Tuesday, Toronto police received a telephone call from the lawyer of a person who, for unknown reasons, had decided to come forward. Police arranged for the person, who CTV reported to be a 30-year-old woman, to surrender.
"I can only suspect that this person thought they were in over their head, and felt the need to do the right thing," Det. Sgt. Grinton said.
A man was arrested yesterday in connection with the death. He and the woman are charged with first-degree murder. Three others remained at large last night. No names have been released. It's Toronto's 45th homicide of 2008.
Police would not say how long it was between the killing and the person coming forward.
Lawyers say it's rare for people to wait a long time to turn themselves in for such a major crime.
"This is a unique case in that it appears [the suspect] had a credible opportunity not to come forward," said James Morton, a lawyer with Steinberg Morton Hope & Israel LLP and a lecturer at Osgoode Hall Law School. Instead, the woman did come forward. That action would "almost certainly" affect a court's sentencing or bail decisions, Mr. Morton said.
"... It's better to confess up front and beg forgiveness than to be caught hiding."
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Hey Morton, don't women who axe thier ex's usually call the cops before the cops know and say come and find the body of the guy who abused me?
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