A sentencing date has been set for convicted murderer Johnathan Townsend.
Superior court justice Michael Varpio has scheduled Townsend’s sentencing date for June 8th at the Sault Ste. Marie courthouse.
Last week, a jury found the 21-year-old guilty of first-degree murder in the August 2013 stabbing death of Corellie Bonhomme.
During the trial, it was revealed that Townsend found Bonhomme, who was a dancer at a local club, sleeping in his apartment building and he decided to take her in.
Over the course of Bonhomme's stay there, Townsend became offended by her; especially when she refused to eat a dinner he prepared for her.
Townsend has been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome and his lawyer argued the murder was not pre-meditated.
Some of the aforementioned evidence included Townsend’s internet search history; including 36,000 Skype messages he sent to an online friend.
A technology expert with the Sault Police Service testified that in messages leading up to the murder, Townsend talked about wanting to kill Bonhomme.
Townsend mentioned wanting to poison her and then grind up her body. He also searched for the best meat grinder on Google.
