Nanaimo man convicted of manslaughter in death of his tormentor

The murder was impulsively committed on the spur of the moment in response to a sudden and unexpected provocation before Buchanan’s passions had time to cool, said Baird.
“In my view, you reacted inappropriately and disproportionately, but understandably, to a sufficiently wrongful act or insult from Mr. Sitar.”
Evidence at trial revealed that Sitar was a drug dealer, prolific thief and property fencer. He lived with his wife, Amanda, and ran a brisk trade in narcotics and stolen property out of their apartment on Nicol Street. Buchanan was a heroin and methamphetamine addict, living rough in a makeshift shanty in a backyard near Sitar’s apartment building.

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