A Toronto man has pleaded responsible to second-degree homicide within the dying of a Brampton teen who was allegedly kidnapped, shot and located deceased on the aspect of the street in Milton in June 2020.
The 28-year-old man was initially charged with kidnapping and first-degree homicide within the dying of Ezekiel Agyemang, 16. He entered a responsible plea to second-degree homicide on the Ontario Superior Courtroom of Justice in Milton on Friday, in line with Halton Regional Police.
Police have mentioned Agyemang — a Grade 10 scholar at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary College in Brampton, Ont. — was harmless and solely focused as a result of he was buddies with a person concerned in a dispute with the suspects.
They allege he was kidnapped in Brampton, Ont., on June 29 and held towards his will till he was shot to dying. A passerby discovered his physique by the aspect of the street in a rural a part of Milton on June 30.
Agyemang was often called “Zeke” to his household and buddies. Police mentioned his reason behind dying was decided to be a gunshot wound.
Halton police mentioned in a information launch on Monday that 4 individuals had been initially arrested and charged within the case. Charges towards two of them had been stayed and the fees towards the fourth accused continues to be earlier than the courts.
“Though the tragic lack of Zeke will proceed to be felt by his household and all through the group, the Halton Regional Police Service hopes this final result will convey some measure of therapeutic,” police mentioned within the launch.
The accused is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 17, 2024.
