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Sammy Yatim shooting:
Cop’s bail revoked
Flashback: Constable James Forcillo is pictured shooting at Sammy Yatim in a streetcar in Toronto
The police officer convicted of attempted
murder in the shooting of Sammy Yatim in
Toronto in July 2013 had his bail revoked on
Monday.
Const. James Forcillo is now in prison and has
begun serving his six year sentence as he awaits
an appeal hearing.
Forcillo has been in custody since being ar-
rested on Nov. 15 for allegedly being found at a
residence other than the one that he was required
to reside at under the conditions of his bail.
At the time of the alleged breach, Forcillo was
awaiting a now deferred court hearing, where he
was planning to ask a judge to alter his bail con-
ditions so he would be permitted to reside with
his fiancé.
SIU investigators allegedly went to his fi-
ancé’s home in North York looking to assess the
apartment’s suitability earlier this month.
When they knocked on its door, Forcillo him-
self answered and tried to explain away his ap-
pearance at the home as only being “temporary.”
In wake of the breach, the Attorney General
filed a motion to revoke his bail. He will appear
in court on Dec. 15 to face a charge of breaching
bail in relation to the SIU discovery earlier this
month.
This week, Forcillo's ex-wife and her parents
declined to remain as his sureties, CTV News
Toronto reports.
Forcillo was previously released on bail pend-
ing appeal but was under strict bail conditions
that required him to reside with his now ex-wife
at their home in Vaughan at all times, except for
medical emergencies, court appearances, and
other select circumstances.
His appeal will be heard sometime next year
in April. Sources say Forcillo will be held locally
until Dec. 15, when he will be transferred to a
federal prison.
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