Background
Two innocent civilians were killed in their residence on May 29,
2010. The Crown's theory was that Mr. Correia and a co-accused
were members of a rival gang who had attended the residence to kill
Doug Mahon, who had moved away months prior. Mr. Correia had
already been convicted of conspiracy to murder in relation to a
separate Doug Mahon murder plot and was arrested for the double
murder while he was on parole, in June 2018.
The main issue at trial was identification. Both accused argued
that the evidence failed to establish that they were present when
the shootings occurred or that they were persons who shot the
victims.
One witness, referred to as Witness Z, testified that he saw
both accused close to the murder scene at the relevant time,
returning from the scene two hours later with blood on their
clothing and carrying pistols; however, the Court did not believe
Witness Z beyond a reasonable doubt as a result of lying to the
police for years
