Karrson Bennett News Today

Karrson Bennett got a chance to address the court at his sentencing hearing in Saint John on Wednesday, apologizing to the boy's family and trying to explain what drove him to do it.

The sentencing hearing for Karrson Bennett continued on Monday with several family members reading victim impact statements to the court.

Crown prosecutors spend hours outlining the changing story of Karrson Bennett, who has pleaded guilty to killing a two-year-old boy with a Ping-Pong ball.

Day 3 of a sentencing hearing for Karrson Bennett heard details of his previous conviction for aggravated assault on another child — this one a girl under two years old. 

Several police officers and a firefighter testify about their efforts to try to save a two-year-old boy who had a plastic ball lodged in his throat.

The Saint John sentencing hearing for Karrson Bennett heard from the mother of the two-year-old boy he admitted to killing by putting a plastic ball down the child’s throat.

A trial date has been set for a 23-year-old Saint John man accused of causing the death of a two-year-old by putting a Ping-Pong ball in the child's mouth. 

A 23-year-old Saint John man accused of causing the death of a two-year-old by putting a Ping-Pong ball in the child's mouth now faces a charge of second-degree murder.

The 23-year-old man accused of causing the death of a two-year-old in Saint John has been found fit to stand trial. 

The 23-year-old man accused of causing the death of a two-year-old by putting a Ping-Pong ball into the child's mouth has been remanded to a psychiatric hospital for a 30-day assessment.