The sheriffs immobilized a man as he appeared to be fooling the accused, but the police quickly arrested him and handcuffed him. “I’m hurt. We just spent two and a half years fighting for justice for my little sister and we’re not doing it,” said Samantha Williams, Talia’s sister. The little girl’s mother was moved to tears as she left the courthouse. Her daughter died on July 11, 2019, after being hit by a vehicle in a rural area of Cape Breton while riding her bike with a friend. Tweedie was acquitted of the charges of driving disability that caused his death, dangerous driving that caused his death and he left the scene of the accident. “No one could believe it. It ‘s crazy. “We are all angry and sad,” Williams said. In its ruling Friday, Judge Mona Lynch said she accepted that Tweedie believed he had struck a deer and was unaware that he had struck a man and, under all circumstances, acquitted the accused. “The decision was made very well. It was very well justified. “The decision was based on what the judge heard, as opposed to any emotion or anything like that,” said defense attorney Tony Mosvik. The crown was surprised by the verdict, but knew that the entry had legal issues. “Legal issues are specific to each individual issue. “For example, with the category over 80 for reduced alcohol, he was looking at the evidence of experts, as well as the exact data of alcohol consumption around the incident while driving,” said Crown Prosecutor Nicole Campbell. Talia’s family hopes that an appeal will be lodged against the verdict. “It is catastrophic that Talia is not here. We do not have time to see her first dance. “We do not have time to see her first friend,” said Taylor Williams, Talia’s cousin. The crown said it would reconsider the decision on whether to appeal. Colin Tweedie, meanwhile, will return to court on June 3 for sentencing for the remaining obstruction – a charge for which he pleaded guilty at the beginning of the trial.
