By Canadian Press

Nova Scotia man who served 16 years after wrongful conviction dead at 67, lawyer says

Jun 15, 2023 | 11:51 AM

HALIFAX — A lawyer for Glen Assoun, the Nova Scotia man who served 16 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend, confirmed today that his longtime client has died.

Sean MacDonald says Assoun, 67, died suddenly Wednesday night while he was at a restaurant in Dartmouth, N.S.

Assoun was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in September 1999 for the stabbing death of Brenda Lee Anne Way in Dartmouth — a crime that has yet to be solved.

One of Assoun’s lawyers began reviewing the case, and he persuaded the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted to take it on in 2010.

In 2014, the federal Justice Department said a preliminary assessment determined there could have been a miscarriage of justice, and an in-depth investigation was ordered before Assoun was released from prison with conditions in November 2014.

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In March 2019, the Nova Scotia Supreme Court dismissed Assoun’s conviction, and he later agreed to an undisclosed compensation deal with the Nova Scotia and federal governments in March 2021.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 15, 2023.

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