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Man Sentenced for Supplying Heroin in Overdose Case

3/21/2026

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  • Matthew Knox, 25, was sentenced in Hamilton to six months' community detention and 18 months' intensive supervision for drug-related charges.
  • He admitted supplying heroin to a woman who died of an overdose and was not charged in connection with her death.
  • Judge Kim Saunders declined to grant a 65% discount because the evidence did not link addiction to the offenses, and he emphasized drug addiction's broader harm.