# Source note — Toronto murder acquittal and courtroom chaos raise a national justice-system question

Captured: 2026-06-08 22:28 PDT  
Topic: NewsForBC national Canada feature; Toronto courtroom chaos after murder acquittal; public safety, illegal firearms, immigration status, jury trust.  
Acquired from: Chris supplied Instagram Reel URL in Telegram.  
Instagram URL: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZSzfjoSS8f/?igsh=Zmp3Z3N5YWt2Mmkw  
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Caption/description: Absolute chaos and tragedy as a jury in Toronto found an illegal alien Harold Santana Simon not guilty of second-degree murder charges of 20-year-old Makayla Roxburgh-Carpino.

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## Transcript

[000.0-004.0] literally got away with murder santana simon's defense lawyers leave the
[004.0-006.2] court house escorted by police officers
[006.2-007.8] around new ron friday
[007.8-011.1] an hour earlier a jury found their twenty nine-year-old client
[011.1-013.4] not guilty of second-degree murder
[013.4-015.4] the verdict setting off an angry outburst
[015.4-018.3] by some people sitting in the gallery judge couldn't even believe it
[018.3-022.0] reform and said not guilty to count one second-degree murder the family of
[022.0-024.0] rotsburg carpino look shot
[024.0-026.1] the judge asked for clarification
[026.1-029.7] and the foreman repeated not guilty the judge couldn't even believe it
[029.8-032.0] standing in the prisoner's box and sat down
[032.0-034.2] and put his face in his hands
[034.2-035.6] as friends and family
[035.6-039.1] of rotsburg carpino began yelling and screaming people rush him
[039.1-040.6] while he's there
[040.6-041.2] watch this
[041.2-043.8] ex-girlfriend centory camara's apartment
[043.8-047.4] near eglinton and dufferin at five a.m. on the eleventh twenty twenty four
[047.4-050.0] illegal alien texting with other men
[050.0-052.1] camara had blocked him on her phone
[052.1-055.4] the crowd argued simon was annoyed when he got to the bedroom and realized
[055.4-057.7] rotsburg carpino was staying over
[057.7-060.2] the crown said when the twenty-year-old friend would not leave
[060.2-062.5] simon fueled by jealousy and anger
[062.5-064.6] put a gun to her head and pulled the trigger
[064.6-066.4] because he wanted to kill her
[066.4-069.0] rotsburg carpino's DNA was found on the muzzle
[069.0-070.8] of the illegal handgun
[070.8-074.4] after the shooting simon ran off and tried to hide he was arrested in the
[074.4-076.3] high risk take-down later that day
[076.3-078.4] police found the loaded firearm
[078.4-081.5] by the end of the trial defense lawyers conceded simon was guilty
[081.5-083.8] on two other counts he was charged with
[083.8-085.6] possessing a prohibited firearm
[085.6-088.9] and occupying a motor vehicle there was a prohibited firearm
[088.9-092.7] this is the address the defense told the jury simon went to his ex-girlfriend's
[092.7-094.4] apartment that night to reconcile
[094.4-095.5] and have sex
[095.5-097.2] and said he was no longer upset
[097.2-100.5] simon testified when he arrived things escalated
[100.5-103.4] and the ex-girlfriend pulled out his loaded handgun
[103.4-107.0] his gun kept in the girlfriend's bedside dresser for protection
[107.0-109.4] simon testified when he tried to disarm her
[109.4-111.5] the gun accidentally went off
[111.5-113.1] in her head
[113.1-114.4] which is why he fled
[114.4-116.2] a sentence seen hearing her smile
[116.2-118.5] two gun charges has yet to be scheduled
[118.5-120.8] simon is facing a deportation order
[120.8-122.7] upon completion of his sentence
[122.7-125.2] given he has no status here in canada
[125.2-126.3] and this is insane
[126.3-129.4] sure we don't have all the evidence it's not been disclosed but look at this
[129.4-133.0] the only witness the girl sitting beside her in bed
[133.0-137.9] said she was confused she was asking him what is this for as he barged in
[137.9-139.3] what is this all about
[139.3-140.7] then i seen him
[140.7-143.6] put the gun to her head and shoot her
[143.6-145.7] this is what the girl is literally saying
[145.7-149.1] and this guy is an illegal he has no status he's an illegal alien in this
[149.1-150.6] country and he owns a gun
[150.6-154.1] and so we're to believe based on the evidence that the public has right now
[154.1-157.6] that he was trying to disarm her and then accidentally
[157.6-159.3] shot her right in the head
[159.3-161.3] in disarming her and then ran away