Daniel Blais pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Cody Bulmer. Sentencing hearing held virtually, Crown seeks 8 years minus pre-trial credit, Defence seeks 5 years.
A judge will decide in the new year how long a man convicted of manslaughter in the death of 30-year-old Cody Bulmer will spend in jail. A sentencing hearing was held virtually on Tuesday afternoon for Daniel Blais , who previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter after he was initially charged by Thunder Bay Police with second-degree murder. Both Blais and Josh Kakegamic were charged with second-degree murder in June 2022 following Bulmer’s death on May 23, 2022.
Bulmer’s body was found inside a residence in the 1400 block of Balmoral Street. Kakegamic turned himself in to police on June 1, 2022 and Blais was taken into custody on June 9, 2022. The charge against Kakegamic has since been withdrawn. Blais appeared in court via video on Tuesday from the Toronto South Detention Centre. Crown lawyer, Sean Horgan, asked Justice John Fregeau to consider a sentence of eight years minus 1,431 days credit for pre-trial custody. If accepted, that would leave Blais with four years and one month left to serve in custody. Defence lawyer Gil Labine asked for five years in jail minus credit for time already served. Horgan said Bulmer was a daily recreational user of fentanyl and other illicit drugs and cited aggravating factors the judge should consider – primarily that Bulmer was unconscious, defenceless and vulnerable and did not resist or fight back at any time. He said Bulmer was the victim of a “prolonged, vicious beating” that lasted 15 to 20 minutes and was planned and deliberate. After Blais had discovered Bulmer had stolen from him, Blais arranged for a ride, travelled to Bulmer’s location and engaged in the beating, said Horgan, adding the beating was “exacted for the purpose of revenge and preservation of (Blais’) reputation as a drug dealer.” Bulmer suffered 79 external injuries, including blunt force trauma and lacerations to several organs including his lung, kidney, spleen and intestine
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