On the same night, a jury found Ryan Andrews guilty of second-degree murder, the convicted killer tried to flee from custody on the streets of downtown Toronto after the court wagon he was travelling in broke down.

Andrews was convicted on May 6 for the murder of 25-year-old Gabriel Del Castillo Mullally more than two years ago. It took the jury just over one day of deliberations to reach its decision.

At a sentencing hearing Monday, assistant Crown attorney Karolina Visic read from an agreed statement of facts regarding Andrews’ escape from custody, arguing it “exemplifies his lack of taking accountability for the crime.”

On the day of his conviction, Andrews woke up at roughly 5 a.m. to be transported to court, Visic said. He spent the day in Superior Court cells, and at about 10 p.m.

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