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High court rejects appeal by Bobby Thomas for new trial in murder of Megan Gallagher
High court rejects appeal by Bobby Thomas for new trial in murder of Megan Gallagher

CBC

time15-07-2025

  • CBC

High court rejects appeal by Bobby Thomas for new trial in murder of Megan Gallagher

Saskatchewan's top court has rejected a Saskatoon man's bid for a new murder trial. Bobby Thomas pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in December 2024, admitting to killing Megan Gallagher in September 2020. In March, he appealed that plea and asked for a new trial. In his notice of appeal, Thomas cited unspecified "Charter right violations," adding that he hoped "to have one last chance of having some kind of life with my four kids. They lost their mom to an overdose in Sept. 2024, so I wanna make sure they have one parent to go to, and I feel I haven't had a fair court case either." Justice Neal Caldwell heard the appeal on June 11 and released a written decision two days later. "Bluntly, the allegations made orally by his counsel in this matter are not only wholly unsupported by any evidence, they are, at least to some extent, dispelled or contradicted by the court record," Caldwell wrote. Thomas suggested that he had gotten bad advice from his earlier counsel. Caldwell said Thomas' own words at his sentencing undermined this position. "As is evident, the contention of improper pressure from his trial counsel is inconsistent with Mr. Thomas' own, unsolicited statement in his sentencing hearing that his first lawyer had several times attempted to arrange for Mr. Thomas to plead guilty to a lesser offence than second-degree murder." Summer-Sky Henry, Roderick Sutherland and Cheyann Peeteetuce were all charged with first-degree murder along with Bobby Thomas. Henry and Peeteetuce pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Sutherland is set for trial later this year. Thomas Sutherland was charged with manslaughter, but it was stayed.

Coventry's Torp to miss remaining games
Coventry's Torp to miss remaining games

BBC News

time15-04-2025

  • Sport
  • BBC News

Coventry's Torp to miss remaining games

Coventry City midfielder Victor Torp will miss the remaining matches of the season with an ankle 25, went off on a stretcher midway through the first half of the recent 1-0 win at home to Portsmouth and scans have revealed ligament the club are unsure when Ephron Mason-Clark and Bobby Thomas will be able to return from their respective injuries. "Victor Torp has done his ankle ligaments and will miss the rest of the season now," manager Frank Lampard confirmed, external after Monday's 1-1 draw with Hull. "Ephron has a continuation of his toe injury which we don't really know how long he's going to be out for at the minute."Bobby Thomas has a low-level calf problem and we will just have to analyse it, but I can't give time frames."Coventry currently occupy the final Championship play-off place with four matches of the regular season are a point below fifth-placed Bristol City and three points clear of seventh-placed West Bromwich Albion.

Pick of the stats: Coventry City v Sunderland
Pick of the stats: Coventry City v Sunderland

BBC News

time14-03-2025

  • Sport
  • BBC News

Pick of the stats: Coventry City v Sunderland

Play off contenders Coventry City and Sunderland meet on Saturday (15:00 GMT) for three huge points at the top end of the visitors are a healthy three points clear of the Sky Blues in sixth, but are seven adrift of the top two and are looking to end the season Coventry conceded a shock defeat to relegation-threatened Derby County last time out to see their five-game winning streak come to an loss has put them in striking distance of Bristol City and Middlesbrough, with the Robins having the chance to go ahead on last nine league meetings between Coventry and Sunderland have alternated between a draw and a victory for Coventry; the game earlier this season ended are winless in their last 11 league visits to Coventry (D5 L6); their last win on the road against the Sky Blues came at Highfield Road in April 1985 in the City have won seven of their last nine home league matches (D1 L1), winning each of their last three in a row. They last had a longer home winning run between May and October 2021 (seven wins).Sunderland have won three of their last four away league games (L1), as many as they won in their previous 12 away games combined (W3 D5 L4).Bobby Thomas has scored in each of his last three home league appearances for Coventry, scoring three times in total. He'd only scored twice in his first 35 games at the Coventry Building Society Arena for the Sky Blues.

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