The trial of a young man from Maple Ridge accused of distributing child pornography resumed this morning... with testimony from Dennis Warrington's arresting officers. The 21-year old was arrested after admitting he posted graphic photos on his Facebook page two years ago. The pictures were sent to his cell phone by the boy who took them … [Read more...]
Bill Lee heads back to trial
September 10, 2012 by
A former executive director of a Metis family support group in Surrey who is accused of sex assault against children is once again set to go to trial.It's been six years since Bill Lee was arrested for alleged sex crimes involving two young Toronto children dating back in the 1970s.The allegations came to light after Toronto Police investigated two … [Read more...]
Trial date set for Coquitlam woman accused of murdering ex-boyfriend
August 31, 2012 by
Trial dates have been set for a Coquitlam woman, charged with the murder of her former boyfriend. Darlene Daigle will have to wait until at least Nov. 18 2013 for her case to go to trial. Twenty days have been set aside for the matter to be heard, for the death of her ex-boyfriend. The body of 39-year-old Peter Markus was found in a trailer park … [Read more...]
Surrey hit and run trial continues
August 23, 2012 by
The trial of a young man accused of killing an elderly man in Surrey, following a street race nearly three years ago is now in its second day. Pritam Benning died in hospital five days after he was run down while waiting for a bus in September of 2009. He was 83 years old. Gurjit Dhillon is the 28 year old charged with the dangerous operation of a … [Read more...]
Jamie Bacon gets his own trial in the case of the Surrey Six massacre
August 2, 2012 by
One of the notorious Bacon brothers will face a separate trial from three other accused in the Surrey Six massacre. Two direct indictments have been filed in BC Supreme Court that separate the trial of Jamie Bacon from the trial of Cody Haevischer, Matthew Johnston and Michael Le. Crown Counsel spokesman Neil Mackenzie says the four … [Read more...]
Man charged in crash that killed two boys, goes to trial Monday
July 30, 2012 by
The trial of a man who left Canada after being charged in a Coquitlam crash that killed two children will get underway Monday. Almost four years after the crash that killed nine year old Andrew Moeller and his six year old brother Matthew, and left their eight year old brother Karl paralyzed -- the man accused of driving without due care and … [Read more...]
Trial set for man accused in Coquitlam crash that killed two children
July 29, 2012 by
The trial of a man who left Canada after being charged in a Coquitlam crash that killed two children will get underway on Monday. It’s been almost four years after a crash killed nine-year-old Andrew Moeller and his six-year-old brother Matthew, and left their eight-year-old brother Karl paralyzed. Now, the man accused of driving … [Read more...]
New trial for Hells Angels
July 20, 2012 by
Canada's highest court has rejected an attempt by two Hells Angels who want to avoid having another trial on gangsterism charges. The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a BC Court of Appeal ruling, ordering a new trial for John Punko and Randy Potts. The pair were acquitted of criminal organization charges in November of 2009, but BC's highest … [Read more...]
Delta teacher to go on trial next month on sex charges
July 15, 2012 by
Trial dates have been set for a teacher from Delta facing four sex-related charges. Robin Wait was arrested in December. The 43-year old -- who taught at Delta Secondary -- is facing two counts each of sexual intereference and sexual assault. Police were called to the school on November 4th when a victim disclosed she'd been attacked by an unknown … [Read more...]
Trial date set in deadly hang gliding accident
June 18, 2012 by
Trial dates for the man accused in April's fatal hang-gliding accident near Agassiz have now been set. 50-year old William Jon Orders will be in court next April 15th. Orders was piloting the flight in which 27-year old Lenami Godinez-Avila fell to her death. He's charged with obstructing justice, after swallowing the flight's memory … [Read more...]
