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In court, Najdi’s sister began yelling at the accused as the final words of the verdicts were read out by the jury foreman.

“Congratulations, you’re f—ing free. You killed someone and you’re f—ing free,” she yelled before breaking down in tears. “This is your justice system, guys. This is your f—ing justice system.

“Shadow, don’t forget there’s a God,” she said before storming out of the courtroom.

Outside the courtroom, Hussein Najdi, Najdi’s younger brother, who was also a witness at trial, began yelling at a reporter for this newspaper, calling her “a f—ing goof” and a “paki” for her prior coverage of the trial.

The family had previously told this newspaper that Najdi did the right thing by co-operating with police on a previous homicide case and that he was cowardly shot when unarmed and running for his life.

Defence lawyers Lawrence Greenspon, who represented Borozan, and Diane Condo, who represented, Mohamed, said their clients, free for the first time in years, had always maintained their innocence.

“For Mr. Borozan, (the verdict) means that he gets to be with his family, his mother, his brother, his little baby son. They were all here during the course of the trial and he gets to go back with his family. You can’t put a price on that,” Greenspon said.

Condo said the verdict was “vindication” for Mohamed, who was still shocked by it. “It’s been a very long trial,” she said. “I think he’s going to be very happy to go home.”