'Senseless': Brampton man pleads guilty to murder in death of Oakville man, 91, using a walker

A Brampton man charged with first-degree homicide within the loss of life of a 91-year-old Oakville man who was killed close to his retirement residence has pleaded responsible to second-degree homicide.

International Information reported that Dazel Henry, 25, pleaded responsible to second-degree homicide as his trial was about to start Wednesday (Jan. 26) at a Milton digital courtroom listening to.

The plea means Henry faces an computerized life sentence with no parole for a minimal 10 years.

Edmund Ferrari of Oakville was discovered with apparent indicators of trauma to his chest on a sidewalk within the downtown Oakville space of Church and Allan streets close to the Revera Churchill Place retirement house at round 4:45 p.m. on Aug. 24, 2019.

He was utilizing a walker, courtroom heard, when he was struck within the chest with a knife.

Regardless of the efforts of Halton paramedics, Ferrari died on the scene.

At a press convention in fall 2019 saying the arrest, Halton police known as the incident an “unprovoked” and “mindless” assault.

The Crown and defence can be asking the choose to order an NCR (not criminally accountable) evaluation previous to sentencing, International Information reported.