KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A British Columbia man who has been convicted twice for the 1993 murder of a college student is expected to be sentenced today in Kamloops.
Neil Snelson was found guilty in June of manslaughter for the killing of 19-year-old Jennifer Cusworth, who was beaten to death after leaving a Kelowna house party where the pair met.
Cusworth's body was found in a ditch the next day and Snelson was questioned by police but wasn't charged until 2009.
He successfully appealed a 2011 manslaughter conviction when B.C.'s highest court found the Crown could not enter a question from police about whether Snelson was ready to plead guilty or innocent.
A new trial was ordered, and court heard earlier this year that Snelson's DNA matched semen found on Cusworth's body.
A forensic pathologist also testified the victim suffered skull fractures from repeated blows to her head.
