A jury him Barkhadle guilty in the rape and strangulation of a 35\u002Dyear\u002Dold single mom, whose young son survived on his own for the 10 days.
And, in a testament to the human spirit, her two-year-old son fended for himself for 10 days, eating cereal off the floor in a public-housing unit that smelled like death.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
Moments after the jury delivered the guilty verdict, Ontario Superior Court Justice Kevin Phillips said the finding was unsurprising in light of overwhelming evidence during the seven-week trial.Article content If that wasn’t enough, the judge noted, Barkhadle stole the dead woman’s bank card on his way out and tried to empty her account.
He was last set free on Oct. 26, 2016, after Justice Heather Perkins-McVey denied a Crown application to brand Barkhadle a dangerous offender, which would have kept him behind bars for an indeterminate sentence. The Crown also brought an application to designate Barkhadle a long-term offender, which would have come with strict supervision once he was released into the community. Perkins-McVey also denied that application.