Patrick Okeese News Today

Issues at the Thunder Bay Police Service continued to mount, while the local Ukrainian community rallied in protest of Russia's invasion of their homeland.

Patrick O’Keese, who was acquitted of second-degree murder in the death of Brayden Moonias, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for an attack on a man in the same area that left the victim blind.

Justice Tracey Nieckarz said the Crown failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Patrick O’Keese was responsible for the 2017 death of 18-year-old Brayden Moonias.

A conclusion to a long trial period in the death of Brayden Moonias. The 18 year old was found on the beach in the Marina Park area in August 2017. Po...

Justice Tracey Nieckarz will hand down her verdict in the second-degree murder trial against Patrick O’Keese for his alleged role in the 2017 death of Brayden Moonias.

The Crown argued the evidence supports the inference that Patrick O’Keese was with Brayden Moonias and responsible for his death, while the defense argues the Crown’s theories are based on speculation.

A forensic pathologist testified that blunt impact trauma to the head and neck, mechanical airway obstruction, and ethanol and cocaine toxicity resulted in the death of 18-year-old Brayden Moonias in 2017.

A forensics expert said Patrick O’Keese cannot be excluded as the source of DNA found under Brayden Moonias’ finger nails, though defense counsel argues there is no way of knowing how the DNA was transferred.

A police interview with Patrick O’Keese was shown to the court during the second-degree murder trial, where O’Keese described his relationship with 18-year-old Brayden Moonias and denied being with him the night of Aug. 5 2017.

Testimony continued at the second-degree murder trial for Patrick O’Keese, who is accused in the 2017 death of 18-year-old Brayden Moonias.