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v txgvvyyjt mercedes repaik specialist the saturday august 23 1997 vol 13 no 34 whrtcttifrthstouftviile public libr iribuim weekender b j 40 pages 50 gstincl m ik6 serving jvjtitch iirc hstoiifiville siiice 1888 smsrh gkts firsw iwiual funds ufe wsuunce annuities rfflfs tax preparation mortgages 96manstn a 914 4 markham 471z31 i c r o s s i w o r d bb hh u fl8 york region detective leaves court a freeman as judge rules not enough evidence to go to trial kathleen griffin staff reporter det bob wiche is a free man a manslaughter charge against the york regional police officer was tossed out of court yesterday due to lack of evidence justice terrence whetung foundthat there was insufficient evidence to bind wiche over for trial he discharged the case at newmarket provincial court house yesterday he is delighted and relieved said wiches lawyer david humphrey out side the courthouse moments after the decision i have always wondered why the special investigations unit laid the charge i wonder even more now especially since i had a chance to test the evidence under cross examination shaheen kamadia mother of 16- yearold faraz suleman who was shot by wiche on june 19 1996 in markham said she was not surprised by the decision im obviously disappointed she m kids will be kids alice donoghue 6 clambers onto the goat in front of the stouffvillc library on thursday as mark robbins 6 finds a spot on the big bear phm s yy said i will have the crown review the technical and legal aspects and i will getlegal advice on my position wiche is still recovering from five stab wounds to his neck and back from a june 9 attack in the courthouse dur ing the first day of the preliminary hearing the accused a 15 year old who cannot be named under the young offenders act is charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault the decision hinged on whether wiche intentionally discharged his weapon said whetung court heard kamadia had been try ing to arrange the surrender of her son to police after she was advised a war rant for his arrest had been issued suleman was a suspect in several gun point carjackings police officers saw a jeep cherokee drive away from a markham donut shop parking lot as they arrived and suspected it was suleman driving the stolen vehicle they followed sulemans friend and passenger in the jeep testified suleman stopped the jeep on trafford cr but before the two could escape the truck wiche was on the drivers side of the jeep while det dan kierstead ran to the passenger side suleman put the jeep in reverse but was blocked in by a police car he then put the truck in drive and acceler ated striking wiche so hard he ended up on the jeeps hood evidence including spent bullet cas ings damage to the truck and minor injuries to wiches shoulder could not place exactly where the officer was when the shot was fired in the absence of evidence of the intentional discharge of the firearm the accused cannot be committed to trial reaction was immediate wiches family erupted into applause suleman supporters were stunned and silent members of wiches family had tears in their eyes as they made their shaheen kamadia leaves the cour thouse yesterday after charges were dismissed against the police officer who fatally shot her son phoh by rob alary way out of the courtroom but refused comment fred stojanovic vicepresident of the york regional police association said the right decision was made personally i feel he has been vindi cated he made the proper judgement call at the time and that decision was vindicated by the courts he said acting police chief peter scott said the whole affair has been a tragedy and the police department takes no delight in any of it including yesterdays deci sion this event has caused controversy and created a deep divide between the police and elements within the com munity he said in a release i would urge all those touched by these events to put them behind and move for ward and wiche is on his way to the cot tage he just wants to go home go to the cottage and decompress said humphrey it has been very difficult on his family his wife really said it best when she told me she just hoped her kids would learn to start smiling again i li i hi n f20 off any brake parts and labour if p ii ii i r mmmwmm wmmmm edmrl ofhwk rcmonufaclurod fod ford v engines parts quality ae otherdiscounts not applicable where the quality to brake special celebrating 25 years of complete service for all ford lincoln merc continues offer expires sept 3097 ai