Lawyer argues client not criminally responsible – Brandon Sun

April 20, 2026
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Brandon, MB
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Lawyer argues client not criminally responsible – Brandon Sun

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If a 47-year-old man is found guilty of killing his mother, he should be found not criminally responsible, the man’s lawyer told a Brandon court. Gabriel Paul Heymans is on trial for second-degree mur...

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