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Real Estate SPORTS COMMUNITY See what's Local trio show Rose Cherry's ~7 >m son the market strongly with IiAC Home to open insîde Page 17 i al Pg CARY IHOMAS euCa b st ExIoda>' aithi IUIo I1n -'Log liWùg resuit 905878-777 'WVIr L/_ww.britesmile.Com METROLAND COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VOL. 145 NO. 39 iiTUESOAY JULY 272004 $1.00 (GST inclded) 36 PAGES 'Usinç Conmunicationto Build Beter Conîmunities" Orillia man charged ec' with manslaughter in death of dentist By STEPHANIE THIESSEN The Champion An Orillia man has been Icharged with manslaughter in connection with the death of Dr. David Dumencu. Officers from thse OPP's Orillia detach- ment made the arrest witbout incident Friday, thse day of Dr. Dumencus funeral at Hly Rosary Roman Catholic Church. Det. Sgt. Paul McCrickard of thse Orilîsa OPP said its a Iack of intent to kilI tbat sep- arates the charge of manslaughter from murder. "If theres no real intent for thc person to murder someone, if's a cbarge of manslaughter," he said. 'Based on the cvi- dence, we cbose to lay a manslaughter charge." Although the criminal code says manslaughter can carry a maximum penal- ty of life in prison, Det. Sgt. McCrickard said a quick look at case studies shows thaïs rarely imposed. Dr. Dumencu, 42, was found lying unconscious with bead injuries in thse park- ing lot of the Atberley Arms Tavern, near Mytic fo rm Milton Mystios pftcher Eryl Morgan duiveos aàpltch Saturday mornlng during @tfuthil tourna- nt« th. toam hostd at Lions Sport$ Park So bb dsMotos and full ossuits In FrIday's Champion. Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Orillia, at about 2 arn. July 16. He was taken to an Orillia hospital and then transferred to Toronto Western Hospital where he died early July 18. A post mortem revealed the cause of death was a blunt force head injury. Det. Sgt. McCrickard remained tight- lipped about the circumstances surround- ing the death. Hie wouldn't say whetber Dr. Dumencu was bit with an object or if he hit bis head on the ground, both wbich could cause blunt force head injury. He also wouldn't say whetber the attack took place in tbe parking lot where Dr. Dumencu was found unconsejous, or somewhere else, confmrning only tbat the incident took place on thse Atherley Arms propcrty. Media reports that a fight had broken out at thse tavemn before Dr. Dumencu was fatally wounded remain unconftnned at tbis time. The only new piece of information given was tbat belp wasn't called right away. see ACCUSED on page 3 Inside Comment ..........6 Dateline ......... 9-10 Champion Country . .11-14 Classified ....... 20-22 a*TUE8DY, JML27 0 Cousaite Gabo sCmklrdln'* eEnWpol. R«siA Car *otcled araousl wvww.miltontoyota.com Owmed and Oparated s1v alrûz m Starting at -Competitve daily. weelylpand onthly rates 24 Hour Roadside Assistance anywhere i Canada per9da or the U.S.A.W -Customer pick-up and return. m MmFE 410 cO lyhm a"PLUS 25 Arn EM raRurnf 40telsAve. Mlton (loida Milton Toyota) 905-875-3771 - ~1