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House arrest for murder of 12 year old, judge cites ‘colonial past’

An Indigenous driver who killed a 12-year-old girl and left her mother with devastating brain injuries only received house arrest due to his ethnic background.

Alex Dhaliwal
Sep 15, 2026
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An Indigenous driver killed a 12-year-old girl and left her mother with devastating brain injuries. His sentence: house arrest — with the Ontario judge citing Canada’s “colonial past.”

As first reported by the Brantford Expositor, Darris Wilson was convicted of dangerous driving that caused death and bodily harm after…

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