MANDEL: Accused Rexdale killer factors finger at his brother

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Daniel Henry was the golden son – the primary in his household to graduate college, a world-travelling flight attendant who was working in the direction of his business pilot’s licence.

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However his troubled brother Alpha Henry wished Toronto Police to imagine that it was that golden little one – and never himself – who must be underneath arrest for the ugly double homicide of their dad and mom.

Within the bathtub of their Rexdale house, police had discovered the our bodies of Colin and Veronica Henry – each had been stabbed and doused in gasoline.

At about 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 21, 2022, Daniel Henry had come again to the house at 27 Bergamot Ave. that he shared together with his dad and mom after coming back from Japan that afternoon and spending the night with pals. He advised courtroom that his brother, who was homeless, was there and abruptly got here at him with a knife.

Throughout their battle, Daniel stated he managed to wrestle the knife away and after banging on doorways for assist, ran to a close-by fuel station and had a motorist name 911.

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On the identical time, Alpha known as 911 from the house and advised the operator that his brother had killed their dad and mom. Daniel was arrested – however later that afternoon, it was Alpha who was underneath arrest for 2 murders and his brother who was freed.

At his judge-alone trial, Alpha, 30, has pleaded not responsible to 2 counts of second-degree homicide and the tried homicide of his brother.

All through his 90-minute police interview performed in courtroom, Alpha maintained his innocence – and continued to level the finger at his bro – at the same time as Det. Michael McGinn was more and more skeptical of his weird story.

He advised him he and his dad and mom had been ready up for him and watching TV when Daniel got here residence from his Japan flight offended and swearing.

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“He’s a really aggressive sort,” Alpha advised him.

He stated Daniel acquired into an argument with their mom for “sensible speaking” him, criticizing how he was serving folks when he must be within the captain’s seat. Then “he begin attacking her,” he stated. “He’s attempting to kill her.”

When he then turned on him, Alpha fled the house and whereas knocking on doorways for assist, he stated he noticed Daniel working out towards the stairwell with a knife.

He advised McGinn he wanted stitches from a slice wound to his hand.

“Daniel did that,” he advised him. “I’m the sufferer.”

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However how did the our bodies of his dad and mom find yourself within the bathtub?

“He woulda did it,” Alpha stated of his brother. “He acquired a whole lot of time. Earlier than, when he’s stabbing them, convey them within the washroom.”

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The Crown alleges Alpha had truly killed his dad and mom on Sept. 19 at about midday and the our bodies had been within the bathtub for for much longer than his story would recommend.

McGinn challenged his account – what would make his brother abruptly so offended? Why was Daniel injured? How might he have probably stabbed his dad and mom and moved them into the lavatory within the three or 4 minutes that Alpha stated he left him within the house?

Requested if he’d gone wherever earlier that day, Alpha advised him he’d gone to the shop for some snacks however that was all.

McGinn then confronted him with stills from a video that confirmed him filling two purple cannisters with fuel – and advised him the empty canisters had been discovered within the house together with his blood on certainly one of them.

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“What had been you doing with two fuel cans the day gone by?” the detective demanded.

“It’s a sale,” Alpha replied, including that he was saving the fuel for his brother’s automobile.

McGinn wasn’t shopping for it: “I believe that you just’re the one who ended up killing them.”

“No I by no means, ever, ever performed that,” he insisted. “I like my dad and mom.”

Crown lawyer Michael Wilson took McGinn to proof extracted from the mom’s cellphone on the evening of Sept. 19 – hours after prosecutors imagine Alpha killed her.

Somebody utilizing the telephone of the religious Seventh-Day Adventist was texting with escort businesses about costs for intercourse.

The trial continues.

mmandel@postmedia.com

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