Bertuzzi and the other NHL douchebags don't get charged and yet this teen gets convicted of manslaughter. Bertuzzi's victim, Scott Moore, has permanent damage. At the very least it should be aggravated assault.
SOURCETeen rugby player found guilty of manslaughter in death of opponent
Last Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2009 | 12:16 PM ET Comments198Recommend147
CBC News
Manny Castillo, 15, is shown in this undated handout photo.Manny Castillo, 15, is shown in this undated handout photo. (Canadian Press)
A teenage rugby player who slammed an Ontario high school opponent to the ground during a match two years ago was convicted on Thursday of manslaughter.
In handing down his ruling in a Brampton, Ont., courtroom, Justice Bruce Duncan said the laws of Canada apply equally, on and off the playing field.
The convicted teen, who cannot be identified, was charged after he lifted 15-year-old Manny Castillo into the air, turned him and then drove him head first into the ground during a game at a Mississauga school.
Castillo, a Lorne Park high school student, died from his head injury a few days later.
At the opening of the trial, the Crown prosecutor said of the accused, "Had he walked up to Manny Castillo on the street and slammed him into the ground and he died, [the accused] would be guilty of manslaughter."
"There is nothing magical because it happened on a rugby pitch," said prosecutor John Raftery.
The defence claimed her client, who was 16 at the time of the incident, acted in self-defence.
Defence lawyer Lisa White told the judge that Castillo knew he was playing a physical sport and by stepping onto the field, he consented to having physical force exerted against him.
The accused pleaded not guilty and was tried without a jury before Duncan.
The Crown has asked that the teen be sentenced as an adult.
A sentencing date has not been set.
Last edited by Stubbee (2009-05-28 15:02:15)
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