Life-sentenced killer charged with new murder months after receiving parole
Jeremiah Valentine, 43, who was sentenced to life in prison for killing 15-year-old Jane Creba during a notorious 2005 gang shootout in Toronto, has been charged with first-degree murder in Montreal.
Jeremiah Valentine, 43, who was sentenced to life in prison for killing 15-year-old Jane Creba during a notorious 2005 gang shootout in Toronto, has been charged with first-degree murder in Montreal—just months after being granted parole. Valentine served just 16 years of his life sentence before his release.
Valentine faces one count of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 33-year-old man at a park in downtown Montreal on Tuesday. The victim has been identified as Abdeck Kenedith Ibrahim.
Creba was described as an “outgoing high school student,” and her death rocked Canada's largest and most populous city, leading to a months-long investigation involving more than 50 officers and civilians. She was an innocent bystander, shopping with family on Yonge Street when caught in crossfire between rival gangs.
After the killing, Valentine could be seen slouching and swiveling in his chair, looking relaxed, as he was interrogated by two Toronto police detectives.
“I hope you find out what’s going on with your investigation,” Valentine told the detectives.
They did, in fact, find out “what’s going on.”
After a lengthy investigation, Valentine pleaded guilty in 2009 to second-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 12 years.
Sixteen years later, Valentine was granted parole in January, according to the Parole Board of Canada.
Less than one year after his release, Valentine has been charged with another downtown murder, only this time in Montreal.
“In fairness to the parole board, he stayed out of trouble for a whole six months,” mused columnist Robyn Urback on X in response to the new charges.
Following a brief hearing in a Montreal courtroom on Thursday, Valentine's case is expected to resume in October.
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Valentine spent over 3 years in pre-trial custody prior to his 2009 murder conviction. So, he was incarcerated for 19 years and not 16 as stated above.
If we are going to have a pathetic limit of 25 years for planned or insouciant murder then there should be a life-expectancy factor. If you are 18 you need not fear any sentence longer than 25 years for any kind of murder. You get a youth discount to go along with the bulk victim discount. Those murderers who begin in their 40s don't necessarily have the prayer of getting to be Liberal-loved recidivists.