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