The brother of 29-year-old Jonathan Graham told a London Courtroom what went down in the moments before his sibling was set on fire on July 12, 2022. Shane Irwin called the accused in the early morning hours because they had all been friends. He said there had been a number of disturbing text messages from 36-year-old Bradley Jourdrey. It was shortly after Graham and Joudrey got into a physical altercation. Irwin says the accused was upset after being punched saying that Joudrey told him, “I’m going to throw a fireball at Jon’s Jeep.” Irwin says he was concerned, “I worried about my brother Jon.” The Crown’s theory is that both the victim and the accused would eventually meet minutes after the confrontation at a convenience store parking lot at Admiral Drive and Trafalgar Street in east London. Gasoline would be found on the from seat of the white Jeep which was owned by the victim. Graham would be set on fire and die from the thermal injuries that he suffered. The court has heard that Joudrey would race away from the scene and crash his Dodge vehicle. He would be arrested within hours and has pled not guilty to first degree murder. Later under cross-examination from defence Alexandra Mamo, the witness was questioned about the intentions of the accused. Mamo asked, “He didn’t say anything about wanting to hurt Jonathan or kill Jonathan? And Irwin replied, “No, he did not.” The Crown’s case resumes next week.
