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The Case of Randal Kadeem Dooley

Key Material Evidence

  • Autopsy showed that Randal suffered from 13 broken ribs, a lacerated liver, a tooth was found in his stomach and had 4 brain injuries weighing only 40 lbs
  • Pathologist testified that Randal had been stomped on and kicked
  • Randal's older brother Teego testified that Marcia would beat Randal with a belt frequently
  • Marcia moved on from the belt to broomsticks and her fist
  • Tony Dooley admitted in a police videotape that he beat Randal with a belt a few weeks before he died

Who was Randal Dooley?

How was the crime discovered? Who investigated the crime?

  • He was born August 12, 1991 in Jamaica
  • Lived in Jamaica until the age of 6 and moved to Canada with his older brother Teego
  • Arrived to Canada in November 1997 to live with his father Tony and stepmother Marcia
  • Died on September 25th 1998
  • He was brutally beaten by his father and stepmother
  • Died of Subdural Hematoma (Traumatic Brain Injury)
  • Within two months of his arrival an incident at school took place which caught the attention of his grade 1 teacher (January 1998)
  • Taken to the hospital later in January for a broken elbow
  • After his teacher found welts on his arm he was taken to the vice principal's over where they saw more than 25 marks on his back (April 1998)
  • Det. Sgt. Terry Wark and his partner Det. Rudy Pasini investigated the case

Final Verdict

  • Marcia and Tony were charged with second degree murder
  • Marcia Dooley was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 18 years because she was the primary abuser
  • Tony Dooley was senteced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 13 years

Case History

  • January 15, 2002; trial began
  • April 18, 2002; a jury convicts Marcia and Edward (Tony) of second degree murder
  • May 3, 2002; Justice Eugene Ewaschuk sentences the Dooley's
  • May 24, 2002; Appeal for conviction is filed with the Ontario Court of Appeal
  • September 20, 2009; Lawyers representing Mr. and Mrs. Dooley present open arguments, hoping to be granted a new trial
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