economist sunlsuntribune police saturday march 26 2005 man convicted for killing wife by roger varley staff writer a 48yearold vaughan man was found guilty of sec onddegree murder wednes day following a fiveweek jury trial cosimo pasqualino was charged after the body of his wife marisa 36 was found inside their home on iona crescent in the martin grove roadhwy 27 area on may 1 2002 were relieved to see the justice system has recognized the need to take these homicides seriously the mother of four chil dren ranging in age from eight to 18 at the time of her death died as a result of mul tiple gunshot wounds mrs pasqualino was a client of yellow brick houses outreach program for women in abusive relation ships when she was mur dered her husband was arrested by york regional police after turning himself in to a lawyer he will be sentenced in the ontario court of justice in newmarket on april 5 det john braybrook the officer in charge of the case said the guilty verdict brings about closure for the pasqualino children i sat together with mrs pasqualinos mother father and the four children waiting for the jury he said it was a trying time emotionally charged det braybrook said the accused had been willing to plead guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter but the crown pressed for the sec onddegree murder convic tion paulette senior execu tivedirector of yellow brick house said violence against women is a serious issue were relieved to see the justice system has recog nized the need to take these homicides seriously she said but added its too bad it had to be this way for it to happen chantelle seamless djliill 0iimod miifiiaie c w fylp ifojf cm certified mastectomy fittings available at pink gibbon fioutiqii 377 main st north suite b markhanf please call marie for appointment anytime 90s salsa tango chacha niteclub more jj want some fun vj 1197 yr partner not required gwtstiulia 415 hood rd 12 call 9054151160 beginners welcome call for your private trial special dancesport social learn as a single or couple ask about our private lesson trial special celebrating our studios eighth year serving york region york regions professional opera company the worlds best loved operas in your own community feel the passion 1 g ogofieme full production in italian ivilh english surlitles with mircla tafaj andrew tees janet catherine dea jay stephenson doug tranquada and jan vaculik and more geoff butler musical and artistic director penelope cookson stage director fri april 1 800 pm sun april 3 200 pm tickets 30 markham theatre for performing arts 9053057469 to order tickets wwwoperayorkcom partnership with the york rceion newsoaver crouv toronto officer heads disciplinary hearing toronto police supt tony warr has been chosen to preside over a disci pline hearing of a york regional police detective who investigated the drown ing of a markham woman in march 2000 the ontario civilian commission on police services a civilian watchdog body ordered the discipline hearing after one of its senior investigators con cluded det jim killby did not properly investigate the possibility of foul play the family of anja broadfoot who was found face down in mud at milne dam conservation park by police dogs believes she was murdered a coroner ruled she drowned by means undeter mined det kiliby is accused of serious misconduct in his investigation of the womans death in addition to supt warr the prose cutor will be insp kimberly green wood a member of the toronto police professional standards bureau mrs broadfoots daughters claim det killby did not properly investigate their mothers death they accuse police of simply assuming the death was a suicide and not adequately pro tecting the scene allowing potentially valuable evidence to be contaminated york regional police chief armand la barge lost a court bid to avoid hold ing the discipline hearing det killby is to appear before the tribunal april 8 in newmarket torstar news service gun stolen from collecto a collection of 13 guns was stolen from a richmond hill home tuesday york regional police said the guns were stolen sometime between 9 am and 530 pm after someone broke into the residence the guns eight rifles and five shotguns were properly registered to a collector police said the stolen guns were made by itha ca walters and son remington moss- berg lakefield toz savage arms cooey and sks the guns were properly stored and locked in the residence det steve rushtdn said no ammunition was stolen thanks for smoking outside for more information contact your public health department production of this document has been made possible by a financial contribution from health canada breathing space community partners for smoke free homes canada