The accused was charged with theft over $5,000 from a Canadian Tire store between April 1 and August 31, 2015.
A voir-dire was held to determine the voluntariness of statements made to an internal investigator for Canadian Tire.
The court found that the investigator was a person in authority and that the Crown failed to establish that the statements were free and voluntary.
The statements were ruled inadmissible due to inadequate warnings regarding the right to counsel and caution, insufficient record-keeping of the oral statement, and evidence suggesting inducements were offered.
