{"id":98498,"date":"2026-03-31T15:15:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/man-who-murdered-parents-attempted-to-kill-brother-given-life-sentence-toronto\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:15:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:15:53","slug":"man-who-murdered-parents-attempted-to-kill-brother-given-life-sentence-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/man-who-murdered-parents-attempted-to-kill-brother-given-life-sentence-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"Man who murdered parents, attempted to kill brother given life sentence – Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An Etobicoke man who brutally stabbed his parents to death and attempted to stab his brother to death, and when that failed, tried to pin the murders on him, has been sentenced to life in prison.<\/p>\n

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Superior Court Justice Joan Barrett has given Alpha Henry a parole ineligibility period of 17 years after finding him guilty of the second-degree murders of his parents Colin and Veronica Henry, to be served concurrently with a 14-year sentence for the attempted murder of his brother, Daniel Kwame Henry.<\/p>\n

Alpha, 32, showed no emotion Friday as Barrett reviewed the disturbing facts of the case and pointed out that had Daniel not fought back, he might have met the same fate as his parents.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this case, the offences are brutal in nature. The accused moral blameworthiness is significant and given he has shown no insight into his offending behaviour, his rehabilitative potential is little,\u201d Barrett said.<\/p>\n

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On Sept. 21, 2022, at around 1:40 a.m., police were called to Unit 417 at 27 Bergamot Ave. in the Etobicoke area of Toronto, where they found Alpha inside the unit.<\/p>\n

The lifeless bodies of Veronica Henry, 67, and her husband Colin Henry, 68, were found in the bathtub.<\/p>\n

After a judge-alone trial, Barrett found that Alpha had murdered both parents by repeatedly stabbing them to death in their own home. In addition to knife wounds, Veronica had blunt force injuries to her face, including a fracture to her nasal bone.<\/p>\n

Alpha then dumped his parents\u2019 lifeless bodies in the bathtub one on top of the other, then doused their bodies in gasoline.<\/p>\n

After attempting to clean up the apartment, he messaged his brother from his mother\u2019s cellphone and asked him when he would be returning from a work trip abroad. His brother worked as a flight attendant for Air Canada.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen he learned he was not due to return until the next day, he made the most of his time,\u201d Barrett said in her reasons for sentence. \u201cWith the apartment clean, he stole cash he found in the apartment. He sought the services of a sex worker before returning to the apartment with pizza.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barrett told court that Alpha also returned to the apartment with a plan to ambush his brother, which failed because Daniel fought back.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAlpha pivoted and cast the blame for the murders on his brother. The police quickly realized the ruse and released Daniel Henry unconditionally,\u201d Barrett said, noting that Daniel was never charged.<\/p>\n

Alpha, who did not testify at trial, was 28 years old at the time. Court heard that he grew up in a stable, religious family.<\/p>\n

Colin and Veronica were active members of the Kingsview Village Seventh-day Adventist Church and religion was an important part of their everyday life.<\/p>\n

In a victim impact statement read out in court, Janet Bernard, a friend of the Henrys, recalled how Colin was a deacon and Veronica was a community service leader who regularly volunteered at the church food bank. The couple were avid gardeners who maintained a garden on the church property. Colin donated the food they grew.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey gave so much of themselves but asked for nothing in return,\u201d Bernard wrote.<\/p>\n

Veronica\u2019s nephew Alton Dikey wrote in his victim impact statement that his aunt was a truly amazing person. He said his aunt taught him about the importance of forgiveness but said that Alpha ought to be punished for his crimes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI ask the accused, think of how your actions have impacted the family,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWe will never get my dear Aunt Veronica and her beloved husband Colin back. This was a tragic act. There is no winner. My aunt will be deeply missed but forever loved,\u201d Dikey wrote.<\/p>\n

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