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Accused Admits to Killing Two Men in Random, Unprovoked Slayings that Shocked Toronto

Richard Jonathan Edwin, diagnosed with schizophrenia, admitted to two fatal shootings but pleaded not criminally responsible due to mental disorder in a Toronto judge-alone trial.

Summary by The Toronto Star
Richard Edwin admitted to the killings in court Tuesday, but pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges with his lawyers intending to show he was not criminally responsible.

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Accused admits to killing two men in random, unprovoked slayings that shocked Toronto

Richard Edwin admitted to the killings in court Tuesday, but pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges with his lawyers intending to show he was not criminally responsible.

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Trial begins for man accused of murdering 2 strangers in Toronto

The judge-only trial for a Toronto man accused of killing two strangers in 2022 began Tuesday at Ontario's Superior Court of Justice.

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Toronto man admits to killing 2 strangers but pleads not guilty to murder - Toronto

Richard Jonathan Edwin admits he fatally shot two strangers in April 2022, but has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder due to a mental disorder.

·Toronto, Canada
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Global News broke the news in Toronto, Canada on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
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