A man who flew into a rage after his parents tried to evict him has admitted to causing his father’s death.

Shawn Dion pleaded guilty in Edmonton Court of King’s Bench Thursday to manslaughter and assault for the 2024 attack on his mom and dad.

Dion, 38, had been staying with his parents in their apartment at Renaissance Tower, a senior’s community at 9505 105 Ave. He was homeless and had a history of alcohol abuse and mental health troubles, said prosecutor Kara Barker, reading from an agreed statement of facts.

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On March 11, 2024, two weeks after Dion moved in, his parents told him he would have to leave. An argument ensued. Dion began chasing his mother around the home. He punched her “a couple of times” before throwing her t

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