COVID quarantine again delays decision in Lamarche second-degree murder case …

Author of the article: Jonny Wakefield Six-month old Baby Jarock was found dead at a north Edmonton home on May 28, 2017. Supplied A man accused of murdering his infant son has decided to wait until January to learn whether a judge has found him guilty. Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Christopher Lamarche on Tuesday again declined to hear Justice Sterling Sanderman’s decision in his second-degree murder trial by video, saying he wants to learn his fate in person. Lamarche was supposed to receive the verdict Friday but has been quarantined in the Edmonton Remand Centre due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Lamarche is accused of killing six-month-old Jarock Humeniuk, who was found dead in a north Edmonton home where Lamarche was living in May 2017. Police arrested him in Vancouver in July 2019 after a lengthy investigation, which included a “Mr. Big” undercover operation. Lamarche initially denied involvement in Jarock’s death, but later told undercover officers that he shook and strangled the baby because he “didn’t see a very bright future” for the infant. Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Defence lawyer Evan McIntyre said Lamarche’s confession…
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