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April Dughmosh: Not-Guilty Pleas and Rehab Dughmosh

april dughmosh: Dughmosh initially faced a total of 21 charges, but in the end she faced four, including two counts of assault with a weapon and one of carrying a weapon -- all in the name of ISIL. She was also charged with leaving Canada for the purpose of committing a criminal offence in connection with an attempted trip to Syria in April 2016, according to CTV. Dughmosh, who represented herself in court, did not enter a plea on the charges but not-guilty pleas were entered on her behalf. Jurors deliberated for just over an hour before delivering the verdict in the case of Rehab Dughmosh, who was arrested in July 2017 after the attack at a mall in east Toronto. She did not present a defence and, through an interpreter, declined to make any closing statements to the jury. Ms. The only evidence presented in court was an agreed statement of facts, which prosecutors said was unusual in a jury trial but allowed the matter to be resolved fairly and quickly despite the challenges raised by Dughmosh's decision not to participate to the same extent that accused people typically do. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.