Trial for Toronto Couple Charged in Death of Neighbour in Liberty Village Underway

Trial Starts for Toronto Couple Accused of Killing Neighbour Over BBQ Smoke Dispute

A Toronto couple accused of killing their neighbour and leaving his body to decompose in a garbage compactor are in court this week to face charges related to the death. Khoa Tran, 36, was charged with second-degree murder after the killing of filmmaker Reeyaz Habib, whose body was found in a garbage compactor in the underground parking area of the Liberty Village condominium complex in Toronto’s West End, where Habib and the accused lived nearl…

Trial for Toronto couple charged in death of neighbour in Liberty Village underway

First responders were initially called to the building for reports of hazardous materials in the compactor room but no medical assistance was required.

Murder of Liberty Village filmmaker sparked by dispute over neighbour’s balcony BBQ, Crown alleges at start of trial

The Crown alleges filmmaker Reeyaz Habib's murder followed a long-running dispute over his downstairs neighbours barbecuing on the balcony.