"Co-accused Abdullahi "Avon" Osman remained in custody because of an outstanding warrant. "When the [trial] delay exceeds the presumptive ceiling and the Crown has failed to establish an exceptional circumstance, the court has no option," Carter told court. "As the law stands now, the only available remedy is a stay of proceedings. As a result, that is the order that must be made in this case.""
"The two brothers were shot at a busy Alta Vista Drive strip mall parking lot. A third brother was also shot and survived. Sources told CBC News at the time that the brothers had bounties on their heads following a hefty robbery of drugs and money in the Dominican Republic. Investigators alleged Osman helped plan the shooting and that hired hands Siyad and Mohamed Shire, also from Toronto, carried it out."
Superior Court Justice Ian Carter ordered a stay of proceedings in the first-degree murder case against Ahmed Siyad because delay exceeded the presumptive Jordan ceiling and the Crown failed to show an exceptional circumstance. Siyad walked out of the Ottawa Courthouse after the ruling while co-accused Abdullahi "Avon" Osman remained in custody on an outstanding warrant. Siyad, Osman and Mohamed Shire faced allegations of a targeted drive-by shooting on May 28, 2021 that killed brothers Abdulaziz and Mohamad Abdullah and injured a third. Investigators allege Osman planned the shooting and hired Siyad and Shire to carry it out; Shire remains at large.
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