A man accused of illegally supplying ammunition to the perpetrator of a shooting in Nova Scotia two years ago has revoked his guilty plea. Instead, he will participate in the process of restoring justice.
The Crown Prosecutor, Mark Heeremaconfirmed that james banfield agreed to participate in the process on Wednesday, once some changes were made.
The lawyer of james banfieldMichelle jamessaid his client originally wanted to participate in this restorative justice process, but the original proposal involved a large number of participants, including people from Portapique, the village where the killings began on April 18 , 2020.
The prosecutor pointed that out james banfield from the very beginning he had accepted responsibility for his actions and he cooperated with the police.
james banfield is Lisa’s sister Banfieldwho became the wife of Gabriel Wortmanwhich killed 22 people.
james banfieldLisa Banfield and their brother -in -law Brian Brewster was also accused of providing ammunition to worman in the month before the murder.
Police had earlier clarified that the three accused had no prior knowledge of the killer’s plans.
Nova Scotia’s restorative justice program typically brings together people accused of crimes with their victims to work together on some form of resolution and healing.
Those who successfully complete this process are not faced with trial afterwards and all criminal cases are dropped.
Lisa Banfield at Brian Brewster they have chosen to participate in restorative justice.
Source: Radio-Canada