Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 17, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday june 17, 2004 Canada / world a9 Man to plead guilty in slaying of girl 10 body parts strewn along Toronto waterfront t Oronto ? the lawyer defend ing the Man accused of killing 10?year-old Holly Jones said he anticipates his client will plead guilty today to first degree murder in the girls grisly slaying just Over a year ago the Toronto Star reports. Its speculated that he will be plead ing guilty to first degree murder Greg Leslie said of his client 35-year-old Michael Briere describing him As the most upset and most remorseful accused Man he had Ever encountered in his 12 years of practising Law. If he was to plead guilty there will be a statement of facts read out in court detailing the slaying he told the Star during an Impromptu news conference outside the courthouse where Briere will appear. Paul Culver Toronto a chief Crown attorney would say Only that anybody with an interest in the Case should be Holly smother Maria Jones and step father George Stonehouse Are expected to be in court along with family and friends to hear what has been widely anticipated since Briere waived his right to a preliminary hearing on the Case. Briere will get no added benefits if he pleads guilty Leslie said except that he Bear is seen on surveillance camera wandering Halls of Hospital. The people in background had not yet seen the Bear at time of the picture. will be immediately whisked away from the courthouse to an unidentified Feder Al Penitentiary where he will serve a life sentence in super protective custody ? alone in a cell on a Range with other sex Ual offenders kept away from the Gen eral population. Holly was abducted while making the five Block walk to her Home on the evening of May 12, 2003. Her body parts were later found scattered along the Toronto waterfront. The statement of facts expected to be read out in court today is 64 pages Long. While detailed it will avoid some of the More gruesome details of the slaying Leslie said. Leslie said there was general agree ment that some of the More grisly aspects of the Case should not be made Public to spare the family and the Community any More but even the details that will be revealed will not be easy on the family. Or the Community Leslie said. If everything goes As anticipated today think that Toronto will be Able to put this behind them he said. And there will be closure for the family at least closure regarding the judicial ? Toronto Star photo Courtesy Carillon Franklin memorial Hospital Bear killed after wandering into Hospital Rocky mount a. ? an adult Black Bear was shot and killed after it wandered into a Virginia Hospital authorities said. The 136-kilogram male Bear wan dered in front of the Carillon Franklin memorial Hospital tuesday night activating a sensor that opens the hos Pital a doors. The Bear walked into a computer room. Police officers shut the door behind the animal said Lieut. Karl Martin of the Virginia department of game and Inland fisheries. Officers planned to sedate the Bear but they were worried what might happen if it got Loose in the Hospital. So an officer shot and killed it. No one was injured. The computer room sustained minor damage mar tin said. ? associated press ;