Ontario man who stabbed parents to death found guilty of murder, attempted murder

Alpha Henry was found guilty on Thursday of the second-degree murder of his parents, Colin and Veronica Henry, and the attempted murder of his brother, Daniel Henry. After a four-week trial in November 2024, Superior Court Justice Joan Barrett found that Alpha unlawfully killed his father and mother and attempted to kill his brother. Defence counsel Jamie Kopman then requested a psychiatric assessment to determine criminal responsibility. After the assessment report was received in September 2025, Alpha no longer sought to raise the defence of not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder. The report found that Alpha did not suffer from a mental illness to the extent that would remove his criminal responsibility. On Thursday, Barrett ruled that Alpha had the intent for murder and attempted murder, rejecting a number of Kopman’s arguments. On Sept. 21, 2022, at around 1:40 a.m., police were called to Unit 417 at 27 Bergamot Ave. in Etobicoke, where they found Alpha inside the unit and his parents dead in the bathtub. Two 911 calls were made: one by Alpha from the unit, the other by his younger brother Daniel, who was at a nearby gas station. Each reported being attacked by the other. Upon entering the unit, officers found Alpha in the living room, bleeding, and his parents’ lifeless bodies, which were doused in gasoline. When officers arrived at the gas station, they found Daniel with a bloody butcher’s knife. He was arrested and later released. An autopsy on the bodies of Veronica and Colin concluded they both died from stab wounds. Veronica had sustained 16 sharp instrument injuries: 10 to the head and neck, four to the torso, one to the left shoulder and one to the hand. Three of the wounds were critical, including one to the jugular vein and another to the aorta. Colin suffered 14 sharp injuries, including wounds to his head, neck, torso and six to his hand. The most critical stab wound was to the upper right chest. The pathologist found that both victims had defensive-type injuries on their hands. Get daily National news Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy . The defence called no evidence but Alpha made four statements the night of his arrest claiming that Daniel, a flight attendant, had returned home from an overnight flight and flown into a rage, attacking both parents. Barrett rejected Alpha’s account of events and found that he unlawfully killed his parents on Sept. 19, 2022, shortly after gaining entry into his parents’ apartment. Only hours earlier, on Sept. 18, Alpha was found living in the boiler room of a nearby apartment building. Toronto police officers escorted him out and cautioned him not to return. Barrett ruled that when Daniel returned to his parents’ apartment on Sept. 21, Alpha was waiting and attacked him with a knife. The only issue Barrett had to decide was Alpha’s state of mind and whether there was reasonable doubt that he had the intent for murder and attempted murder. Regarding the counts...

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