An elderly woman's been fined 15-hundred-dollars and banned from driving for three years for plowing into cab drivers sitting at a picnic table at Victoria International Airport last year. Ramesh Sharma - a father of three - was killed. Six other taxi drivers were injured. 83-year-old Shirley Zerbin gave up driving after the accident. CKNW … [Read more...]
Mah sentenced
June 8, 2012 by
The driver of a tow truck that killed a two year old girl in Vancouver nearly three years ago has been fined the maximum two thousand dollars for driving without due care and attention. William Mah was originally charged with dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm, but the Crown agreed to drop those charges after viewing video evidence of … [Read more...]
Brent Parent sentenced
May 10, 2012 by
A man convicted in a case of road rage is going to prison. 43-year old Brent Parent will spend 5.5 years in prison for his role in the death of 21-year old Silas O'Brien. The judge called it a balance between the 8-year prison sentence the crown wanted and the 4-year prison term the defence felt was appropriate. Parent has also received … [Read more...]
Man convicted in 2008 Langley road rage death to be sentenced Thursday
May 9, 2012 by
The family of a 21-year-old man mowed down and killed in 2008 is set to finally get some closure Thursday. Forty-three-year-old Brent Parent was found guilty earlier this year of several charges, including criminal negligence causing death, in a case of road rage. A B.C. Supreme Court judge found he had deliberately swerved his truck one night in … [Read more...]
Jarrod Bacon sentenced
May 4, 2012 by
Another Bacon brother will be off the streets for a long time. Jarrod Bacon was handed a 12-year sentence for conspiracy to traffic cocaine but with two-for-one credit for time already served, he'll spend another 7 years and 2 months in prison. Bacon didn't address the court and appeared fidgety at times before the decision, which was much … [Read more...]
Michael Berry sentenced
April 24, 2012 by
Pedophile Michael Berry has been sentenced to two years in prison. However, it is unlikely he will spend any time behind bars because he's now in palliative care for cancer. The 73-year-old was convicted last April of sexually abusing several girls in the 1970's and 80's. Sentencing had been delayed a number of times. The former Capilano … [Read more...]
Surrey man who killed teen for vandalizing cars to be sentenced
April 15, 2012 by
A Surrey man who killed a 17-year-old for vandalizing cars is expected to be sentenced Monday. Back in July 2010, Steven Brandon Mulligan-Brum shot Adem Aliu dead at 133 Avenue near 142 Street. Aliu was part of a group of teens who police said at the time were acting like "stupid children," slashing tires and kicking cars, before Mulligan-Brum … [Read more...]
Sentenced delay again for cancer-stricken pedophile Michael Berry
March 21, 2012 by
Sentencing has been delayed yet again for pedophile Michael Berry. Lawyers say the 73-year-old former acting coach is still in hospital with cancer, and he might die soon. They say arrangements are being made for a hospice. Berry was convicted last April of sexually abusing several girls in the 1970s and 80s. His sentencing has already … [Read more...]
Convicted pedophile Michael Berry could finally be sentenced Wednesday
March 21, 2012 by
The former acting coach who taught at Capilano College was convicted last April of sexually abusing several girls in the 1970's and 80's. Since then, his sentencing has been delayed numerous times including last week when his lawyer reported the 73-year old checked into Lions Gate Hospital and was awaiting word on whether he's strong enough to have … [Read more...]
Woman sentenced to life for murder charge
March 17, 2012 by
SURREY, B.C. - A woman charged with the October 2008 stabbing death of a man in a Surrey home has been sentenced to life in prison.Tammy Myran was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Abdu Basir Ghulam Mohammad.RCMP Sgt. Jennifer Pound says Myran will not be eligible for parole for 10 years and has a lifetime ban on firearms.She says … [Read more...]
