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In a decision that left Fouad Nayel’s family feeling outraged and failed by the system, an Ottawa judge on Tuesday stayed a first-degree murder charge against his accused killer, saying the case took too long to make its way to trial.
“This decision is a very, very difficult one … I understand at the end of the day, you will feel that justice was not done,” Ontario Superior Court Justice Julianne Parfett told the family of Nayel.
His father muttered “shame on all of you” as he left the courtroom with his weeping wife.
His mother, Nicole Nayel, said the decision had left her devastated.
“What kind of message does this send? That you can (allegedly) kill someone and get away with it … What kind of judge would do this? The system isn’t fair,” she told the Citizen after her son’s accused killer was set free.
Former military man Adam Picard, 33, was arrested in December 2012 less than a month after Nayel’s badly decomposed body was found in the woods near Calabogie. The 28-year-old construction worker had been missing for five months. The police theory is that Fayel was shot to death in the woods after a drug robbery.
Following Picard’s arrest, Nayel’s mother told reporters she had met his accused killer at an Orléans Tim Hortons restaurant. She said she instantly suspected the former soldier was involved in Nayel’s disappearance after he lied to her about how many times he had called her son the day of his disappearance. The cellphone records showed five calls; Picard said he only called once.
The two were supposed to go zip-lining that day and meet in Bells Corners, Nicole Nayel said Picard told her.
“He didn’t know that I had the record in my hand at the time,” said Nayel, describing how Picard was the first person she talked to. “Five times. Every few minutes.”
Picard told Nayel’s mother he served in Afghanistan. At the time of his arrest, Picard’s Facebook profile said he was a student at Le Cordon Bleu, a culinary arts school. He had no prior criminal record.
Following Picard’s arrest, Nayel’s mother said she hoped for one thing.
“From the bottom of my heart I want justice to take place. Everybody who was involved, I want them behind bars forever, for life, to save other families to go (through) what we are going through. I can’t imagine anyone else going through what we’ve gone through,” she said.
But on Tuesday, Picard walked out of the Elgin Street courthouse after the murder charge was stayed because the case took too long to get to court.
Picard maintained his innocence and his lawyer Lawrence Greenspon said that while he understood the Nayel family reaction, his client has rights, too.
— With files from Andrew Seymour
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“This decision is a very, very difficult one … I understand at the end of the day, you will feel that justice was not done,” Ontario Superior Court Justice Julianne Parfett told the family of Nayel.
His father muttered “shame on all of you” as he left the courtroom with his weeping wife.
His mother, Nicole Nayel, said the decision had left her devastated.
“What kind of message does this send? That you can (allegedly) kill someone and get away with it … What kind of judge would do this? The system isn’t fair,” she told the Citizen after her son’s accused killer was set free.
Former military man Adam Picard, 33, was arrested in December 2012 less than a month after Nayel’s badly decomposed body was found in the woods near Calabogie. The 28-year-old construction worker had been missing for five months. The police theory is that Fayel was shot to death in the woods after a drug robbery.
Following Picard’s arrest, Nayel’s mother told reporters she had met his accused killer at an Orléans Tim Hortons restaurant. She said she instantly suspected the former soldier was involved in Nayel’s disappearance after he lied to her about how many times he had called her son the day of his disappearance. The cellphone records showed five calls; Picard said he only called once.
The two were supposed to go zip-lining that day and meet in Bells Corners, Nicole Nayel said Picard told her.
“He didn’t know that I had the record in my hand at the time,” said Nayel, describing how Picard was the first person she talked to. “Five times. Every few minutes.”
Picard told Nayel’s mother he served in Afghanistan. At the time of his arrest, Picard’s Facebook profile said he was a student at Le Cordon Bleu, a culinary arts school. He had no prior criminal record.
Following Picard’s arrest, Nayel’s mother said she hoped for one thing.
“From the bottom of my heart I want justice to take place. Everybody who was involved, I want them behind bars forever, for life, to save other families to go (through) what we are going through. I can’t imagine anyone else going through what we’ve gone through,” she said.
But on Tuesday, Picard walked out of the Elgin Street courthouse after the murder charge was stayed because the case took too long to get to court.
Picard maintained his innocence and his lawyer Lawrence Greenspon said that while he understood the Nayel family reaction, his client has rights, too.
— With files from Andrew Seymour
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