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Church-Wellesley Village: Police Contact and Mcarthur

church-wellesley village: For example, the terms of reference for the review stipulated that Epstein could not examine any facts after Sept. 1, 2017, when police first identified McArthur as a person of interest in the disappearance of Andrew Kinsman, according to CTV. The terms of reference also explicitly prohibited her from examining any of the police contact with or consideration of Bruce McArthur before or after Sept. 1, 2017. In July, the Toronto Police Services Board brought in the retired judge to conduct an external review into the force's handling of missing persons cases in the Church-Wellesley Village, but a number of restrictions were placed on her probe to ensure that it would not jeopardize the criminal prosecution involving McArthur. The idea behind the restrictions was to protect McArthur's right to a fair trial, but in the wake of his decision to plead guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder on Tuesday, Epstein is now seeking to have her mandate widened. I think it will ensure the people of Toronto and the board that our review is truly an exhaustive and comprehensive one, Mark Sandler said. On Wednesday, a lawyer for the missing persons review told CTV News Toronto that Epstein has written a letter to TPS board chair Andy Pringle requesting that the terms of reference for her work be amended. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.