March 28, 2024

New trial ordered in Chelsey Acorn murder

Just days after his father was convicted of murder in the killing of 14 year old Chelsey Acorn, Dustin Blue Robert Moir has been granted a new trial, and his conviction overturned.

BC Court of Appeal has ruled the original trial judge made mistakes while instructing the jury on two different witnesses.

A new trial has been ordered.

Moir has been serving a life sentence since he was convicted in 2010.

His father was convicted on January 22nd and will serve al life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years.

Acorn vanished in 2005.

Her body was found the next year.
 
 

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