Woman face-to-face with sister's killer
The sister of a woman who was brutally murdered in Mississauga more than 15 years ago will come face-to-face with the killer today for the first time since his conviction on second-degree murder charges 14 years ago.
Leila Koral, 55, will appear at a National Parole Board hearing in Kingston to argue that Brian MacLeod, 49, should not be released from custody, even though he has served his 14-year sentence.
The body of Eva Koral, 35, was found in a Mississauga industrial park. The Bell Canada switchboard operator's skull was in pieces, and her left thumb had been severed by MacLeod, a six-foot-four, 250-pound biker she both loved and feared.
After an argument, the former Satan's Choice biker walked into an Etobicoke tavern, punched Eva Koral in the face, slammed her head into the bar, dragged her outside and threw her into his truck. Her body was found the next morning.
Unbeknownst to Leila Koral and her family, her sister's killer has been living in a halfway house in Brantford since September 2006. Neither the National Parole Board nor Peel Police informed them that MacLeod was seeking day parole.
Koral never got a chance to fight his application for day parole, but she's determined to keep him from getting full parole.
"He wants freedom ... he wants to enjoy the outdoors, enjoying his family while my sister lays in her grave and we can only stand over her grave and talk to her," said Koral, now 55, who describes herself as a "homicide" survivor.
MacLeod has been moving toward full parole for more than a year. Koral knows she faces an uphill battle, but will argue that correctional officials should not grant him his freedom.
"No amount of justice, restitution, prayer or any form of compassion can bring back my only sibling," said Koral, who still wants revenge.
jstewart@mississauuga.net