Shannon Soady and James Thorpe Do Decapitation Wrong
August 10, 2009 by FlamingFox
Toronto, Canada- On the night of July 31, 56-year old Helen Soady was drinking with her step-son, Shannon Soady, 36, and a 40-year old man who had been staying with her in recent weeks named, James Thorpe. The trio ended up getting in an argument over money which turned physical and Soady ended up getting hit in the head with “several objects”. The men then tried to cut Soady’s head off and attempted to set the apartment on fire before they fled. A neighbor, Diana Hasse, who lives across the hall from Soady’s apartment, said she was awakened around 4 a.m. the next morning by police knocking on Soady’s door.
Shannon Soady and James Thorpe
The police told her they were responding to a domestic disturbance call and asked if she had seen anything. The officers kept knocking on the door occasionally for about three more hours and then left when nobody answered or came home. Over the weekend, Hasse watched for her neighbor and began having difficulty sleeping as her concern grew. On Sunday night, Hasse became convinced something was wrong. She called police insisting they kick down Soady’s door which she claims they only agreed to do so on Monday after Hasse said she would take responsibility for the damage.
“At that point I just didn’t care,” Hasse said. “I had this gut feeling that something was wrong.” Her gut instinct was correct, because police found Helen Soady in a pool of blood clinging to life. For almost three days, Soady lay helpless on the verge of death. She was badly beaten and unable to scream for help because her throat was deeply cut from the attempted decapitation. Police found evidence that someone had tried to burn the place down as a way to cover up the grisly deed. Helen Soady is now in critical condition at a hospital, but she is expected to survive. Those who know her describe her as “a nice lady” whose husband committed suicide about three years ago.
Shannon Soady and James Thorpe were arrested two days later and charged with attempted murder, attempted arson and disregard for human life. Thorpe was also charged with threatening death and Soady is additionally charged with failing to comply with probation. Soady, who describes himself on FacebookFacebook
as “a Christian person, honest and fun loving”, made an entry on the site after his step-mother was found. It said, “I’m so worried about my step-mom. Someone hurt her bad,” he wrote. “I don’t know everything yet. The cops can’t say much.”
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4:11 am on August 10th, 2009
Why did the Police wait until the neighbor across the hall agreed to take responsiblity for damage to the door? HHmmmmmm….. Why not go to the apartment Manager or Super to get a key and unlock the door instead of kicking it down.
10:33 am on August 10th, 2009
Good for the neighbor, she saved her life. I hate that, that poor woman had to lay on the floor for three days!!! Imagine hearing the knocks and the police identifying themselves and the immense relief she must of felt and then nothing, that is so horrible. I am so glad she is alive and was able to identify those assholes, they will get theirs!
3:59 pm on August 10th, 2009
Yes, rdb40k
I agree, at this point those officers are saying that the cost of the door is more valuable than this lady’s life! Absolutely unbelieveable! Shall we hang signs on our door that say ” please officer if I do not answer, break my door down and save my life”
1:31 am on August 11th, 2009
Odd, arson – no odor to be concerned ?
the husband committed suicide … son on probation
non relatives living with you … 16 years younger – were they lovers ?
What the hell is wrong with this picture ?
I feel bad for the other residents – it has to be difficult to feel secure in that bldg – I myself would have to move and someone should have to pay to re-locate me.
3:29 pm on August 11th, 2009
That’s what I was wondering, and furthermore, why didn’t they do it the FIRST damn time? Jesus. If you get a domestic disturbance call and are greeted with silence, wouldn’t you at least CHECK before leaving, considering “silent” could very possibly mean “dead or injured” rather than “not there??”
6:59 pm on August 12th, 2009
The fact that the cops occassionally knocked on the door for 3 hours shows that they had reason to be concerned. So why didn’t they knock the door down? Or get a key? SOMETHING! If I were Helen, once I recovered I would be marching on down to that police station to find out why they dropped the ball to begin with.
How sick is it that Shannon posted that comment on his myspace? Obviously he’s trying to cover up what he did. What a fucked up individual!
And James…he looks like a turtle!
Helen, speedy recovery. I hope you get some sense of closure when these assholes are sentenced!
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