An indigenous man convicted in the murder of a restaurant employee 50 years earlier was acquitted in Winnipeg this week by a judge who characterized the conviction as a miscarriage of justice.
Outside the court, 72-year-old Clarence Woodhouse showcased his court papers, along with a T-shirt that said “Innocent.” He said he plans to celebrate by spending quality time with his son and grandchildren.
“I’ll probably just relax,” Woodhouse told reporters Oct. 3.
Woodhouse is the third person to be acquitted in the 1973 stabbing and beating of Ting Fong Chan. Chan was killed near a construction site in the downtown area on his way home from work. Brian Anderson and Allan Woodhouse were exonerated of his murder last year. …