Man accused of killing mom, two children in Ajax, Ont. found guilty of second-degree murder


Muted cheers broke out in an Ontario courtroom Thursday as a person was discovered responsible of second-degree homicide for the deaths of a girl and two of her kids, with the choose calling the crime a "vicious and brutal" assault.


Cory Fenn had pleaded not responsible to a few counts of second-degree homicide for the deaths of 39-year-old Krassimira Pejcinovski, her 13-year-old daughter, Venellia, and her 14-year-old son, Roy.


Justice Howard Leibowich didn't purchase Fenn's argument that he was in a state of psychosis on the time, which the person claimed was introduced on by a five-day cocaine binge.


"Vicious and brutal are a number of the descriptors I can use to explain the assaults," Leibowich informed an Oshawa, Ont., courtroom.


Mates of the Pejcinovski household burst into tears and set free gentle cheers because the choose reached his resolution.


Fenn, in the meantime, sighed all through the two-hour ruling and confirmed no emotion when he was discovered responsible.


The prosecution had mentioned Fenn killed all three in a rage on March 14, 2018, in Ajax, Ont., after Krassimira Pejcinovski, also referred to as Krissy, broke up with him. The mom and her daughter have been discovered stabbed to loss of life, whereas the boy was strangled.


Fenn argued he didn't have the psychological potential to commit the crimes, however didn't name a defence.


A court-appointed lawyer helping him mentioned the person killed all three, however argued he didn't have the requisite mind-set to commit homicide on account of his in depth use of cocaine.


Court docket heard that Fenn and Pejcinovski had an on-again, off-again relationship whereas Fenn lived within the basement of Pejcinovski's house."


Mr. Fenn and Krissy have been concerned in an unhealthy, poisonous relationship," Liebowich mentioned.


The Crown mentioned Pejcinovski's oldest daughter, 16 on the time, had discovered cocaine on the range the day earlier than the deaths. She confronted her mom and informed her Fenn needed to go, court docket heard. Her mom agreed and mentioned she would break up with Fenn.


Pejcinovski spent a lot of that evening within the basement with Fenn, which she typically did prior to now, court docket heard, the pair snorting cocaine collectively.


Her oldest daughter left round 9:30 p.m. to go to her father's house and informed court docket she grew to become frightened when her mom failed to choose her up for a driving lesson the next morning.


When her mom failed to reply to textual content messages, she known as her youthful sister, who was in her bed room with a buddy for a sleepover, court docket heard. Venellia, also referred to as Vana, left the room to go test on her mother.


When she went into the basement, Fenn attacked her.


"Mr. Fenn didn't simply lower her, he savagely beat her," Leibowich mentioned. She had two black eyes, large bruising on her lips and jaw and bruising on the again of her head, court docket heard.


"The trauma to her face was so extreme that Detective MacIver couldn't inform her age when he discovered her," Leibowich mentioned.


Fenn informed police he kicked the woman repeatedly. Then he stabbed her with a butter knife and stuffed her physique beneath his mattress.


The buddy who was within the house for the sleepover testified she heard Fenn arising the steps. He requested her the place the oldest daughter was, earlier than returning downstairs, leaving her unhurt.


Shortly afterward, Krissy Pejcinovski's boss confirmed up, frightened, after her worker had failed to point out as much as work. Sherry Robinson testified she seen blood on Fenn's arms and foot. She left, drove down the road and known as police.


Fenn took off in his automobile, which he later ditched at a fuel station, and went to an ex's place. Police discovered him later that day hiding in a shed.


The choose didn't purchase the Crown's proposed motive that Fenn killed Pejcinovski after a breakup.


Fairly, Leibowich mentioned Fenn's personal phrases have been probably the closest court docket will hear a few motive -- he was fed up along with her fixed badgering about being with one other lady and he "had sufficient of that."


Pejcinovski suffered a number of fractures to her cranium and jaw, had 17 fractured ribs and in depth bruising throughout her face, neck, torso and limbs, court docket heard. When she saved respiratory after an tried strangulation within the storage, Fenn left to seize a knife and returned.


"I simply needed her to die," Fenn informed police.


Police later discovered her beneath tires and rubbish within the storage.


Fenn informed police he was in a rage after killing Pejcinovski and Roy, a star hockey goalie, was the primary particular person he noticed.


Roy was asleep in his mom's mattress after an evening taking part in video video games when he was attacked by Fenn, a big, muscular man who had been on steroids.


Fenn strangled Roy, however he additionally beat the boy with at the least "one giant blow to his head" and left quite a few bruises on one ear, his again and arms, the choose mentioned.


It took the choose greater than 10 minutes to learn out all the accidents suffered by the victims.


Second-degree homicide carries an computerized life sentence and a minimal 10 years behind bars earlier than parole software.


The Crown hinted it might apply for parole durations on all three counts to be served consecutively.


"Ten years could be good, proper?" Fenn mentioned to the choose earlier than he was handcuffed and brought away.

This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Feb. 10, 2022.

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