{
  "id": 6461863,
  "title": "Couple convicted of murdering neighbour in Liberty Village to be sentenced Wednesday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/couple-convicted-of-murdering-neighbour-in-liberty-village-to-be",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T19:21:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/09/liberty-village-filmmaker-murder-sentencing/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A couple convicted of killing Toronto filmmaker Reeyaz Habib in 2023 will be sentenced on Wednesday. Khoa Tran was found guilty of second-degree murder while his wife Isabelle Nguyen received a guilty verdict for accessory to murder and indignity to a human body. The 56-year-old Habib's body was discovered in the garbage compactor of a Liberty Village townhouse complex in June 2023. Prosecutors argue the murder was a result of a dispute over cigarette smoke from Tran's apartment below Habib's unit. Following the sentencing, friends and family of Habib shared victim impact statements describing their grief, trauma, and the pain of losing their friend. The Crown is demanding the harshest penalties available, with Tran facing an automatic life sentence, with parole eligibility to be determined, while Nguyen is facing a sentence of five to seven years in prison.",
  "summary": "A couple convicted of the murder of Toronto filmmaker Reeyaz Habib in 2023 will be sentenced on Wednesday after a Toronto jury returned with a guilty verdict in early June after a month-long trial. Khoa Tran was found guilty of second-degree murder while his wife Isabelle Nguyen was found guilty of accessory to murder and […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Khoa Tran and Isabelle Nguyen convicted of murdering Toronto filmmaker Reeyaz Habib",
    "Habib's body found in garbage compactor of Liberty Village townhouse complex in June 2023",
    "Tran faces life sentence, Nguyen faces five to seven years in prison"
  ],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}