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22
sentences that state something as happening or true
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5%
1 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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It took a B.C. Supreme Court jury just under two hours to find Adam Mann guilty of the second-degree murder of Tori Dunn, who was fatally stabbed during a Surrey home invasion two years ago.
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who → take → invasion
Crown prosecutors said the evidence tied Mann to Dunn’s death and proved he was guilty of second-degree murder.
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he → say → murder
Dunn, 30, was stabbed four times, including an 18 centimetre-deep wound to her abdomen, which killed her, and two defensive wounds to her hands.
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which → stab → hands
The Crown said a bloody knife found on a neighbour’s property had Dunn’s DNA on the blade and Mann’s DNA on the handle.
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knife → say → handle
Surveillance video also showed Mann “right by” Dunn’s home at 9:37 p.m. on June 16, 2024.
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Mann → show → June
“It wasn’t me,” Mann, 42, said Monday while testifying in his own defence.
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Mann → say → defence
Mann testified he was poor, homeless and living on the streets in June 2024.
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he → testify → June
He recalled stealing and using welfare cheques to pay for drugs and alcohol, which he used every day.
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he → recall → which
On June 16, Mann told the court he was riding the bus to meet a friend at Scott Road Station in Surrey, when he ended up “getting into a fight with some random guy” on board.
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he → tell → board
Mann thought the guy took his bag and said he threw a couple of punches at him before getting off the bus, because he was afraid somebody was going to call the cops on him.
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After using crack cocaine immediately after exiting the bus, Mann said he walked around in a neighbourhood where he’d never been before “looking for a place to hide and another bus stop.”
Out of the corner of his eye, Mann testified he saw a knife and cell phone by the side of the road and picked them up briefly, before he heard sirens.
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he → think → sirens
“The knife looked like it had blood on it, so I tossed it,” Mann said on the stand Monday.
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Mann → look → stand
He told the court he also tossed the grey hoodie and toque he’d been wearing, along with the phone – thinking it might be stolen – before he was arrested.
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he → tell → phone
Court has heard Dunn’s cell phone was missing from her home and later found in a greenspace near where Mann was arrested.
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Mann → hear → greenspace
The Crown urged the jury to reject Mann’s testimony, calling it “vague, improbable and… inconsistent.”
“His evidence wasn’t believable,” prosecutor Tim Livingston said.
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Livingston → urge → it
“Key aspects defied logic and common sense.”
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aspects → defy → logic
Defence counsel argued that there were significant gaps in the Crown’s case.
Dunn’s boyfriend’s father spoke outside court on Wednesday after the verdict was announced.
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verdict → argue → Wednesday
“It’s been a long road,” John Wace said.
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Wace → say → ?
“We’re pleased, very pleased with a second-degree murder charge being guilty.”
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charge → ’re → ?
Second-degree murder carries an automatic life sentence.
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murder → carry → sentence
The court must now determine how much time Mann should serve before he will be eligible to apply for parole, with the range between 10 and 25 years.
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he → determine → years
“She was murdered on Father’s Day, so Aaron (Tori’s dad) will never be able to celebrate a Father’s Day like before,” Wace added.
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Wace → murder → Day
We’ll never get Tori back, but we have each other.”
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we → get → other
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