Jury deciding fate of Shafia family reaches its verdict

A jury in Kingston, Ont. reached its verdict Sunday: three members of the Shafia family were found guilty of first degree murder. Genevieve Beauchemin reports on the emotionally charged verdict.

CTV National News: Archaic notion of 'honour'

The Shafia murder case was not the first in which some notion of family honour was invoked. But as Omar Sachedina reports, honour killings are no more supported by religious teachings than they are by the law.

CTV News Extended: Lawyers react to the verdict

The Crown attorneys in the Shafia trial make a statement to the media following the guilty verdict at a Kingston, Ont. courthouse.

CTV Montreal: Muslim community reacts to verdict

Members of the Muslim community and neighbours in St. Leonard expressed relief and anger after the verdict in the Shafia trial came down. Camille Ross reports.

CTV Montreal: Newsmaker: Lawyer Marie-Helene Giroux on the guilty verdict

Defence lawyer Marie-Helene Giroux speaks with Tarah Schwartz about the significance of the guilty verdict and how quickly it came down.

CTV Toronto: Three guilty in Shafia killing

After just 15 hours, jurors found a Montreal couple and their son guilty Sunday of murdering four female relatives. CTV's Scott Lightfoot reports.

CTV News Channel: How did jury decide?

Leo Adler, a criminal defense lawyer and Steven Skurka, CTV's legal analyst discuss the possible future of the Shafias, and how the jury might have come up with its decision.

CTV News Channel: Evidence was overwhelming

Criminal Lawyer Jonathan Rosenthal says the guilty verdict wasn't all that surprising, given the overwhelmingly compelling case that was made against the Shafia family.

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Mohammad Shafia, right, and his son Hamed Shafia, left, arrive at the Frontenac County courthouse in Kingston, Ont., Sunday, Jan. 29, 2011.

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