Ten years after members of the Bandidos biker gang shot and killed eight men at the Shedden-area farm of Wayne Kellestine, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled it will not hear the appeals of three of the men involved in the killings.
The high court announced its decision Thursday morning, saying it is dismissing applications for leave to appeal from Marcello Aravena, Brett Gardiner, and Frank Mather. They, along with Kellestine, Dwight Mushey, and Michael Sandham were convicted in the killings that became known as the ``Shedden Massacre.``
The eight victims, who were from the Toronto chapter of the Bandidos, were shot during the evening of April 7, 2006 and the morning of April 8, 2006. Their bodies were stuffed into the trunks of vehicles, which were later discovered at the side of the road near Shedden. Aravena, Gardiner, and Mather argued at appeal that they should have been allowed to raise the issue of duress at trial.
They, along with Kellestine and Mushey, had their appeals dismissed by the Ontario Court of Appeal last April.
As is its custom, the Supreme Court did not give reasons for its decision to not hear the appeals from Aravena, Gardiner, and Mather.
