Two years after a deadly arson fire at a Greek restaurant in Scarborough, one of three men responsible has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and arson after his fellow arsonist was accidentally killed while setting the establishment on fire.
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arsonist → plead → fire
Shiloh Norton admits that on June 21, 2024, at 11:42 p.m., he left his home and took an Uber to a parking lot near Martin Grove Road and Eglinton Avenue, where he got into a stolen Acura RDX.
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he → admit → RDX
It had been reported stolen to Peel Regional Police the day before.
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It → report → Police
Norton, who was 21 at the time, picked up 26-year-old O’Brien Todd and a 16-year-old before driving to a restaurant located at 1176 Kennedy Rd. called Molon Lave Taverna.
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who → pick → .
The stolen Acura RDX reversed into a parking lot adjacent to the restaurant around 1:35 a.m. on June 22, 2024.
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RDX → steal → June
Video surveillance shown in court captured Todd and the 16-year-old exiting the vehicle while Norton remained in the driver’s seat.
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Norton → show → seat
Todd was carrying a “club”, used to prevent vehicles from being stolen, and walked towards the restaurant’s front door while Norton can be seen exiting the driver’s seat and helping the 16-year-old open the rear hatch of the Acura.
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old → carry → Acura
Norton then returns to the driver’s seat while the 16-year-old can be seen removing three jerry cans from the trunk.
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old → return → trunk
According to the facts, those jerry cans were filled with gasoline.
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cans → accord → gasoline
The teen walks to the front door of the restaurant before Todd breaks the glass door of the restaurant with the club.
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Todd → walk → club
Todd and the 16-year-old then climb through the broken glass.
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Todd → climb → glass
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Deputy Crown attorney Melissa Mandel told court that video cameras from inside Molon Lave Taverna captured Todd and the teen pouring gasoline all over the interior of the restaurant.
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Todd → get → restaurant
“Todd eventually moves into the kitchen area while pouring one of the cans.
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Todd → move → cans
Todd throws gas on the gas stove which has a pilot light and ignites a fire and an explosion almost immediately,” says Mandel.
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Mandel → throw → fire
Court heard that Todd attempted to run out the front door of the restaurant but fell while still inside.
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Todd → hear → restaurant
The 16-year-old was temporarily trapped but eventually found his way out through the broken glass panel where they entered and crawled out of the restaurant, which was on fire.
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which → trap → fire
Todd did not make it out of the restaurant.
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Todd → make → restaurant
The teen ran to the waiting Acura and got in before Norton drove away, leaving Todd inside the burning restaurant.
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Norton → run → restaurant
Court heard that an employee with the security company that arrived responding to a broken-glass alert arrived to find the working fire.
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that → hear → fire
She called 911.
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She → call → 911
Norton drove the stolen Acura back to the area of Keele Street and Eglinton Avenue West and parked it behind a building before he and the teen got into the Uber.
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he → drive → Uber
Both then returned home.
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Both → return → ?
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Todd was later found dead inside the restaurant.
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Todd → convict → restaurant
The 16-year-old suffered injuries to his wrists, including what appeared to be significant burns.
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what → suffer → wrists
A motive for the arson was not given in court.
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motive → give → court
The facts state that at the time of the arson fire, Norton was bound by a release order dated June 4, 2024.
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Norton → state → order
One of the conditions of his release was that he abide by a curfew from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Norton was also bound by a probation order dated June 30, 2023 from Napanee.
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Norton → abide → Napanee
He was not permitted to possess car keys without permission from the owner and also received a two-year driving prohibition starting June 30, 2023.
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He → permit → prohibition
At the time of the fire, he was also bound by a probation order dated June 22, 2023, to keep the peace and be of good behavior.
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he → bind → behavior
A sentencing date for Norton has yet to be set.
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date → have → Norton
The 16-year-old was found guilty after a trial last fall on all counts he was charged with, including manslaughter, arson with disregard for human life, and possession of incendiary material for arson.
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he → find → arson
The teen, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, will return to court in October to be sentenced.
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identity → protect → October
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