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Posted: Feb 26, 2021 3:31 PM AT | Last Updated: February 26 Troy Edward William Clayton punched Benjamin Lokeny on this corner of Halifax. Lokeny fell, hit his head on the sidewalk, and later died. (Google Streetview) A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has handed a six-year sentence to a Halifax man after a fatal altercation nearly four years ago, saying the 55-year-old s alcoholism fuels violent and out-of-control behaviour. Troy Edward William Clayton pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Benjamin Lokeny, an acquaintance who died in 2017 after being punched and striking his head on a concrete sidewalk. The problem is that [Clayton] has a disease alcoholism, Associate Chief Justice Patrick Duncan said Friday as he read from his sentencing decision. It contributes to his violent behaviour. ....
Posted: Dec 18, 2020 12:36 PM AT | Last Updated: December 18, 2020 The effort to schedule jury trials in the Halifax area resumed Friday. (Craig Paisley/CBC) The delicate balancing act required to schedule jury trials in the Halifax area resumed Friday. Dozens of trials were cancelled when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March. Since then, additional cases have made their way through the lower courts and are now awaiting scheduling as well. Jury trials cannot be held in The Law Courts in downtown Halifax because the building does not meet pandemic restrictions on crowd sizes. Jury selection requires hundreds of people to gather. Two alternate courtrooms are being built in the Burnside Industrial Park in Dartmouth but won t be ready until March. ....