All I hope for is Justice for Umar Zameer's Legal
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Umar has been acquitted of all charges! Our family has gone through so much over the last 3 years - please donate to help pay off our debt so we can rebuild and move forward.
Stay blessed.
Aaida Y Shaikh (Wife of Umar Zameer)
We need your help. Umar Zameer is standing trial for first degree murder in relation to the death of a police officer on July 2, 2021. See below for a summary of the case as well as links to various media articles. Defending a case like this one is hugely time-consuming and incredibly expensive.
Umar's lawyers have spent innumerable hours of work continuously for nearly three years now, day in day out. They have been very understanding about our inability to pay the legal fees in a timely manner, but we want to honour our commitments. However, without help from you, we will be unable to pay.
All of your donations will go directly towards the defence efforts. Umar is at risk of facing the rest of his life in jail leaving his wife Aaida and their 5-year-old son, 2-year-old daughter and 4-month-old daughter. They are new to the country with very little support. We are asking you to please consider donating to help Umar fight these charges.
"On July 1, 2021, Umar, his wife Aaida and their 2-year-old son were enjoying a night out sightseeing around Nathan Phillips Square. When it got late, they returned to their car in the underground parking lot in order to drive home. As they were getting into their car, a man and a woman in casual clothing approached them aggressively and demanded that they stop. At that very moment, a large grey van stopped in front of Umar’s car, blocking the exit route from the front. Umar tried to escape by reversing the car and then driving forward. In so doing, he accidentally struck the man on his way out, who later succumbed to his injuries.
Umar and Aaida later found out that the man and woman who confronted them in the parking lot were plainclothes police officers, who were investigating an unrelated incident.
The police and the Crown Attorney did not accept Umar and Aaida’s innocent explanation for what happened and had charged Umar with first-degree murder. This is one of the most serious charges in Canadian law. Umar has a strong legal team behind him and is vigorously defending against the charges, but he needs your help to support this effort.
Without proper legal assistance, Umar would be at risk of facing the rest of his life in jail leaving his wife Aaida, their 5-year-old son, 2-year-old daughter and 4-month old baby girl. They are new to the country with very little support. The family would be grateful for any support you may provide."
Here are some of the news links from the trial coverage to help you better understand how this tragic incident unfolded.
Umar’s Testimony:
Umar's Wife (Aaida's) Testimony:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/they-re-not-dressed-like-police-wife-describes-fear-confusion-before-death-of-toronto-police/article_076653ea-ed30-11ee-8565-171c36ea507d.html
Officer’s Testimony:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/he-said-he-had-no-idea-they-were-police-toronto-officer-testifies-zameer-s-story/article_c09f9d9c-f8cc-11ee-8e0d-c3f7d8f373f7.html
Defence Collision Expert Testimony:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/const-northrup-was-entirely-within-the-blind-zone-defence-expert-says/article_6c3ea7b6-f548-11ee-b3a2-2f410ef419c9.html
Police Collision Expert Testimony:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/const-northrup-was-not-hit-head-on-police-collision-expert-says-contradicting-plainclothes-officers/article_a7aa96e8-f1e7-11ee-8f39-eb304c00646e.html
We thank you and appreciate every bit of help. Stay blessed and stay very safe.
Organizer
Aaida Y Shaikh
Organizer
Woodbridge, ON