Unger’s murder conviction overturned
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This article was published 11/03/2009 (6042 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The first-degree murder conviction of Kyle Unger for the brutal 1990 murder of Brigitte Grenier at an outdoor rock concert has been quashed by the federal justice minister.
Justice Minister Robert Nicholson announced this morning that the conviction had been overturned and a new trial ordered.
“I am satisfied there is a reasonable basis to conclude that a miscarriage of justice likely occurred in Mr. Unger’s 1992 conviction,” Nicholson said.
It is up to Manitoba Justice, however, to determine whether to proceed with a new trial.
Unger said this afternoon he is not angry about what’s transpired. He said he now works in construction in British Columbia, and said he has a "new life" that’s built in the years he’s been out on bail.
"I’m pretty relieved," he said. "An opportunity to prove my innoncence has finally come my way and I’m looking greatly forward to it."
He said he hasn’t thought about potential compensation.
Unger said the situation has "dragged on" and he wants closure.
His mother, Treva Unger, who moved with her husband to British Columbia to be close to her son, was by his side this afternoon and said she was "ecstatic" about the developments.
Nicholson made his decision to quash the conviction after reviewing the investigation report and advice of the Department’s Criminal Conviction Review Group; the submissions of Unger’s counsel and of the Attorney General of Manitoba; and the recommendations of Bernard Grenier, Nicholson’s special advisor on the criminal conviction review process.
gabrielle.giroday@freepress.mb.ca
— With files from The Canadian Press