Romantic Overture: Byron Sonne Sends the Bomb Squad to ExWife’s House

I’m shocked at the utter lack of journalism in Toronto. Kristen Peterson, the ex-wife of Byron Sonne, knows why she divorced the anarchist- but no journalist bothers to get her side of the story. Byron Sonne’s trial has wrapped, but the court transcripts hinted that Sonne might have buried explosive material in his old back yard garden because it was too unsafe to keep it in the house.

So the Bomb Squad raided his ex-wife’s house. That’s like a love note reminding Kristen why she divorced the anarchist in the first place.

From the NationalPost here:

Former neighbours of Mr. Sonne’s reported seeing officers surrounding the property early Wednesday morning. Residents were told to stay in their homes with their doors and windows closed as explosives disposal officers, some dressed in Kevlar bomb suits, sent in a robotic device to dig for the buried container.

Mr. Sonne no longer lives at 58 Elderwood Dr., but neighbours say the upscale house is still home to his estranged wife. She and Mr. Sonne’s marriage fell apart after his arrest, in which she had been briefly implicated.

By Wednesday afternoon, Toronto Police Constable Wendy Drummond confirmed that the squad had uncovered “a container in the backyard that we believe to have within it explosive substances or material,” although officers would not confirm it was potassium chlorate.

Laughingly, Byron Sonne’s supporters are calling the bomb disposal a “bullying tactic.”

Like bullies getting a last punch into their victim; #FreeByron old home is being raided again, day after the trial ends. #PoliceAbuse

— Digimer (@digimer) April 4, 2012