Event Brief
Sep 9, 2026 at 11:08 PM ET
Victim statements delivered at Habib sentencing hearing
By The BriefBrief
Victim impact statements were delivered in a downtown Toronto courtroom during the sentencing hearing for a Liberty Village couple convicted in the killing of filmmaker Reeyaz Habib. Habib’s brother-in-law, Roberto Cabrera, said the life of the 53-year-old should not be viewed through “the shroud of murder.” Habib’s decomposing body was found in a garbage compactor at his condominium complex on June 8, 2023.
WHO: Roberto Cabrera; Habib’s family, friends and neighbours; judge
WHAT: Victim impact statements were delivered at the sentencing hearing for a couple convicted in Reeyaz Habib’s killing.
WHEN: Jun 8, 2023
WHERE: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
WHY: The sentencing hearing proceeded after the couple was convicted in the killing of filmmaker Reeyaz Habib.
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