[Canada 02]

Originally Posted by Thunderball

I sincerely hope the crown refuses to prosecute this guy.

I find it very concerning that Canada has no self-defense/justifiable homocide provision in its criminal code. This guy did the right thing by defending his home and family and he better not be heading to jail for it.

seems there is

The police investigation will now try to determine what precipitated the attack. There is no indication whether the death of the home invader could be described as a murder, said Neely.
“I think if people enter your home at 3:30 in the morning it's not for a cup of tea and there was probably some nefarious component to the entry,” she said.
“The Criminal Code authorizes people to use as much force as necessary to protect themselves and their property.”

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