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Defence says accused’s rights were violated in Armstrong manslaughter case
VERNON – Legal arguments are wrapping up for a Salmon Arm man who says his…
Judge restricts evidence in Armstrong manslaughter case due to charter breach
VERNON – Internet searches made by the accused in a North Okanagan manslaughter case cannot…
‘We’ve been waiting’: Family of Vernon man killed last year react to murder charges
VERNON – Teresa Bartz doesn’t know why anyone would want to hurt her brother, but…
Penticton cop shot and killed by ‘Jesse’ James on Okanagan Lake more than a century ago
The sordid story of the Okanagan’s version of Jesse James led to the shooting of…
Guilty pleas close 2011 Kamloops schoolyard murder case
KAMLOOPS - Prosecutors are preparing for sentencing instead of trial in a murder case from 2011 after last-minute guilty pleas were entered by two accused in Kamloops Supreme Court yesterday, Nov. 3. Anthony James Scotchman and co-accused Travis Aaron Johnny were both originally charged with first-degree murder in the death of 23-year-old Archie LePretre. LePretre,...
SNELSON TRIAL UPDATE: Kelowna killer sentenced; only 19 months left to serve
KAMLOOPS - It took two trials and nearly 22 years for the case and the jail doors to close on Jennifer Cusworth’s killer, but it will only be one year and seven months before his release. Neil George Snelson, 48, was sentenced to 11 years today, Sept. 16, in Kamloops Supreme Court. Since he was...