Marco Muzzo case adjourned again, will remain in custody over Christmas

By News Staff

Marco Muzzo will remain in custody over Christmas, staying behind bars until his next court appearance on Jan. 6, 2016.

Muzzo appeared in a Newmarket court via video on Thursday to see his case put over for the fifth time. He is accused of 18 charges surrounding a fatal crash that killed four members of the same family.

Three siblings, Daniel Neville-Lake, 9, his brother Harrison, 5, their sister Milly, 2, all died in the Sept. 27 collision. Their 65-year-old grandfather died later in hospital. The children’s grandmother and great-grandmother were also seriously injured.

Muzzo, 29, has been in custody since the crash.

The King Township man is facing 18 charges, including a dozen impaired-driving offences and six charges related to the dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

His next court appearance will be in person, the judge ruled Thursday.

The Muzzo family owns the construction company Marel Contractors and is worth nearly $1.8 billion, according to Canadian Business magazine.

Last month, Jennifer Neville-Lake, the mother of the three children, said she plans to attend every court hearing but notes it is “getting harder and harder” as the holidays — and Milly’s birthday — approach.

“She was our early Christmas present,” Neville-Lake said of her daughter.

The wave of support that followed the crash has held strong and Neville-Lake said she is grateful for it.

“It’s very reassuring to know our kids aren’t forgotten,” she said.

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