MONTREAL — A new decision by the Parole Board of Canada is revealing details about a recent Montreal homicide allegedly involving a man who was previously convicted in the 2005 Toronto Boxing Day murder of a 15-year old.
The decision includes details that have not been tested in court and says the man allegedly shot another man this summer after trying to initiate a romantic encounter with the victim’s partner.
The shooting occurred in downtown Montreal on July 15, and Jeremiah Valentine now faces a first-degree murder charge in the killing of Abdeck Kenedith Ibrahim.
Valentine previously pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2009 in the death of 15-year-old Jane Creba and was released on parole in January 2025.
The girl was caught in the crossfire of a shootout between gangs in downtown Toronto in December 2005.
The board revoked Valentine’s parole, citing allegations that he entered into a dispute with the victim and then allegedly returned 20 minutes later with a firearm before the victim was shot in a downtown Montreal square.
The parole board decision says Valentine allegedly violated a release condition that imposed a lifetime ban on possessing guns, and that his alleged actions once again put the lives of bystanders at risk.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 4, 2025.
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