BURST
The family of Tori Dunn finally has some closure after Adam Troy Mann was found guilty second-degree murder of her 2024 home-invasion homicide on Wednesday.
The Dunn family had long questioned why Mann, who has a long criminal history, was out on bail while facing aggravated assault charges when he killed the 30-year-old Dunn on the couch of the Port Kells home she shared with her boyfriend.
Police responded to a call around 10 p.m. on June 16 from the residence, where they found Dunn suffering from life-threatening injuries. She had been stabbed four times, including defensive wounds on her hands and an 18-centimetre deep gash in her abdomen, and she died in hospital. Mann’s DNA was found on a knife that also had Dunn’s blood on it, and he was arrested near the scene.
He was charged in her death two weeks later and has remained in custody since then.
A jury found Mann guilty in New Westminster courtroom on Wednesday, a verdict that comes with an automatic sentence of life in prison. His eligibility for parole — which can range from 10 to 25 years — to be determined by the trial judge David M. Layton during the sentencing on Oct. 29.
Mann, who said he was homeless, living on the streets and was a habitual drug user, had a criminal history that included convictions for robbery, weapons offences and parole violations.