Adam Strong’s sentencing hearing adjourned to end of May
Posted May 10, 2021 11:11 am.
Last Updated May 10, 2021 11:24 am.
The sentencing hearing for an Oshawa man found guilty in the killing and dismemberment of two women a decade apart has been pushed back to the end of May.
Last month, a judge found Adam Strong guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Rori Hache and of manslaughter in that of Kandis Fitzpatrick.
At the time Justice Joseph Di Luca had hoped to hold an in person hearing at the courthouse in Oshawa. However, due to the ongoing pandemic the Superior Court of Justice directed courts across the province to defer as many matters as possible, including virtual hearings.
An in person sentencing hearing has now been scheduled for May 27 and 28 in Oshawa.
Court heard Strong previously acknowledged prosecutors had proven he dismembered the two women, but argued they failed to prove he killed either one.
Hache, who was 18 and pregnant, disappeared in August 2017, while Fitzpatrick was last seen in 2008.
Hache’s torso was found in Lake Ontario a month later and police charged Strong in her death later that year.
Fitzpatrick’s body was never found, but in July 2018, police alleged they had found her DNA in Strong’s basement.
A first-degree murder conviction carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the chance of parole for 25 years.
