‘No grounds:’ Manitoba Crown won’t appeal acquittal in Tina Fontaine murder case
WINNIPEG — The Crown will not appeal the acquittal of a man who was accused of killing 15-year-old Tina Fontaine and dumping her body in a Winnipeg river.
Prosecutors said in a statement Tuesday that only errors in law can be appealed when someone is found not guilty.
“After a critical review … by the Manitoba Prosecution Service’s appeal unit and the Crown attorneys who prosecuted the case, it has been determined there are no grounds to base a successful appeal.”
A jury found Raymond Cormier not guilty last month of second-degree murder in the Indigenous girl’s death.