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TORONTO Drunk driver Marco Muzzo, who killed three children and their grandfather in a Vaughan, Ont. crash in 2015, has been granted full parole. The Parole Board of Canada made the decision during a virtual hearing held on Tuesday. Appearing before the board via videoconference, Muzzo, wearing a dark-coloured dress shirt, a face mask and shield, said his victims’ names for the first time in any official setting. “I’d like to start off always thoughts and prayers always with the Neville-Lake family, Neville family and Frais family,” he said. “My heart bleeds every day, me knowing my actions killed their three beautiful children Daniel, Harry and Milly and a loving and probably awesome grandfather Gary.”
He was sentenced to 10 years behind bars in 2016. The Canadian Press
| Updated February 9, 2021
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Marco Muzzo, right, arrives with family for his sentencing hearing in Newmarket, Ont., on Feb. 23, 2016.
A Toronto-area drunk driver who killed three children and their grandfather in a crash that captured national attention was granted full parole Tuesday, as officials stressed the need for ongoing counselling regarding substance abuse and other issues.
The decision was made as Marco Muzzo, 34, appeared before the Parole Board of Canada in a remote hearing that also heard the victims’ grieving relatives describe the ongoing trauma from the 2015 crash.
Another parole hearing has been scheduled for Marco Muzzo, who was responsible for a 2015 Toronto-area crash that claimed the lives of three young children and their grandfather.