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Real Estate SPORTS 011 LI c I11 ic la KiL DliîîlgLsJîî C-Ot.gî.lt *C4yjflhUD inside i page 22 IOMNT celebrates GARY X M4j- T.1I41JUUI W THOMAS Assoclutu Irokur 10970 M te ist teod 51MaStastsilton WA REEAAL CO Eîs ToRa E 90*7-991d u 'l i/ý 905-818Lr _77 A METROLANO COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VOL. 145 NO. 99 «!TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22,2005 $1.00 (GST included) 44 PAGES -Using' C onmunzation to BiiildBettei- Cornnuntz s" Womangets 6 months in prison for helping IManchisi's murderer Photo by GRAHAM PAINE ,/Lion dance The Jing Mo Kung Fu Club performs the traditional lion dance complote with drummers to usher in good luck and prosperity for the new year. It was ail part of the Canadien Taijiquan Federation's Chinese New Vear celebrations at the Milton Seniors' Activity Centre Saturday. Its the Year of the Rooster. See more photos front the avent on page 7. .1 By STEPHANIE THIESSEN The Champion A slap in the face is bow members of the Manchisi family are describing the six- month prison sentence given to a woman who covered up evidence of the murder ot Multon's Ginseppe 'Joseph' Mancbisi. 20. and another man froru Misstssauga. "Ifs a joke," said Joseph Mancbisi, tbe slain mat's father, outside the courtroom upon bearing the sentence. Comwall's Sandra Martin, 31, pleaded guilty at Superior Court of Justtce in Brampton to two counts of accessory aftur the tact to murder -one for eacb of tbe young men killed by ber fonner common- law busband, 36-year-old Douglas Mioore. She was sentenced by Justice Bruce Dumno. Mr. Moore killed htrnsell at Maplehurst Correettonal Complex in April of last yeae before he could bu cbargcd ss ttb the mur- durs. Ms Martin was cbarged shortly alter. Benches on onu stde of the courtrooru were lined with relatives of tbe slain Milton man, as well as tam-ily mnemburs of the other victitn. 22-year old Robert Grewal of Mtssissauga. Eacb of Mr. Mancbtsi's relatives wore cither a ring or broocb that beld a photo of the handsome young man. Ms Martin, weartng a tan cardigan and black pantis, appeared unfazed lrom the time defence lawyer Owen Wigderson and Crown prosecutor Alex Comnelius summa- rized tbe facts to the moment ber sentence was read. She pleaded guilty to knowing Mr. Moore had murdered tbe two men and to assisting hier ex-lsver evade police. Mr. Manchtsi's remains were discovered in a rural aiea soutb of Montreal in April of last year, Oive montbs abter the pair went misstng. Me. Grewal's remnains were dis- covered tbree days abter bis disappearance. According to Mr. Cornelius. Ms Martin lived in Mississauga in 2003 wit ber son -now 13 -and M. Moore, wbo had a job but "supplemented his income" by traf- ftcking marijuana. In October that year, Mr. Moore discovered someone had stolen somte marijuana and cash from htm, court heard. "He was funious and set out to find who was responsible,' Mr. Cornelius said. adding he eventually concluded it was Mr. Manchisi and Mr. Grewal. In reality, the drugs were stolen by a third party. Court huard that Mr. Moore kiled the men for revenge. dismembered their bodies and transferred them no Quebec wbere their remains were found. In Marcb of last year, Mr. Moore was arrested and cbarged witb sexuafly assanit- ing two mentally cballenged boys. He remained at Mapleburst Correcttonal Complex until bis suictde, court heard. Ms Marttn's involvement came after the murders, Mr. Cornelius satd, addtng she bad no knowledge Me. Moore \vas gotng to kili the men. After M. Moore's arrest, police found -see FATHER on page 13 iside comment..........56 Datoline ........ 14,25 Champion Country . .15-21 Classif ied .......27-30 www.miltontoyota.com GORRUDIS AUTO 6t a0 6M www.gorrudsautogroup.com Owesd and Oporated by ' àz' Starting ait FuToR. TOYOTA VoEcus * Competitive daily, %seLkinmm rInt1 h ae. 1 * 24 Hour RoadsideAnssitance an h i Canda per day or the L' S.A. plus insurance * C ustorner pick-up and return "RcUWM BY NUW CM IS wIT 900<m FREE PLus 25 Ain MuEs FER RENlTAL 410 SteeleS AVe. Milton (issile Milton Toyota) 905-875-3771 FaÊ J - e 8