A British judge has recommended that a man wanted in connection with the Boxing Day 2005 shooting of Toronto teenager Jane Creba be extradited to Canada.
Dorian Wallace, 30, is a British citizen who was injured in the gunfire that left 15-year-old Creba dead on Yonge Street in Toronto.
Police initially thought he was an innocent bystander caught up in the gunfire. He was in Canada illegally at the time, having overstayed a tourist visa. Upon his release from hospital after recovering from gunshot wounds, he was deported to England.
But now, police say he is wanted in connection with the shooting, and in March they began the extradition process. The British judge granted that request Tuesday.
Two of Wallace's cousins are Canadian, and they have been charged with murder and manslaughter in the Creba case.
One man, a 20-year-old known only as J.S.R. because he was a youth at the time of the shooting, has been found guilty of second-degree murder in Creba's slaying.
Eight other people вЂ" one youth and seven adult suspects вЂ" have been charged with either second-degree murder or manslaughter, and currently have trials underway or set to begin later this year.
The judge's recommendation does not mean Wallace will be sent to Canada immediately, as by law all extraditions must be approved by the British home secretary, a process that can take weeks.
Wallace is also entitled to appeal the decision.
