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Murder charges against 3 men stayed over inmate rights violations at Ontario facility

Charges stayed after court finds egregious Charter rights violations involving torturous treatment at Maplehurst Correctional Complex, affecting three men accused of a 2022 killing.

  • On Friday, Superior Court Justice Clayton Conlan stayed first-degree murder charges against Joseph Richard Whitlock, Kulvir Singh Bhatia and Karn Veer Sandhu due to Charter violations at the Maplehurst Correctional Complex.
  • The court found the December 2023 deployment involved a crisis intervention team at Maplehurst Correctional Complex, Milton, Ont., strip-searching Unit 8 inmates and zip-tying their wrists after an assault.
  • Some inmates were left in boxer shorts for up to two days, with Unit 8 inmates forced to sit facing the wall wearing only underwear while pain-compliance techniques, exhaust fans, and weapons were used.
  • The judicial stay is permanent unless overturned on appeal, so the victims and their families will not see first-degree murder and attempted murder charges tried on their merits.
  • Ontario's ombudsman is investigating and has urged the province to address a `growing crisis` as Maplehurst houses around 1,500 inmates and the three accused were set to go on trial sometime next year.
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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Friday, October 24, 2025.
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