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Author: Molly Hayes, Colin Freeze
Publication Date: December 18, 2025 - 14:10
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Crown withdraws murder charge against Timothy Rees after 23-year battle to fight conviction
December 18, 2025
Standing outside a Toronto courthouse Thursday, Timothy Rees said an enormous burden had been lifted from his shoulders. Finally, nobody can call him a murderer.
Thirty-five years after Mr. Rees was convicted of killing 10-year-old Darla Thurrott, the Crown withdrew that charge against the now-62-year-old, bringing to an end his decades-long battle to clear his name.
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