Saturday, June 8, 2024
ADVT 
National

Bullet Holes, Blood Smears Shown At Murder Trial In Kelowna, B.C.

The Canadian Press, 08 Jun, 2017 05:35 PM
  • Bullet Holes, Blood Smears Shown At Murder Trial In Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. — Video of a luxury car riddled with bullets and smeared with blood has been shown at the trial of three men accused of murdering a gang leader in Kelowna, B.C.
 
Former RCMP forensic officer Cora Malewski testified in B.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday, saying there were holes all around the Porsche Cayenne when she shot the video.
 
The trial has previously heard that Red Scorpion leader Jonathon Bacon and several others were ambushed in a hail of gunfire shortly after they checked out of a hotel on Aug. 14, 2011.
 
Bacon was killed and three others were injured, including a woman who was left paralysed.
 
 
Michael Jones, Jason McBride and Jujhar Khun-Khun are charged with first-degree murder in Bacon's death, and with the attempted murder of four others. They have pleaded not guilty on all counts.
 
Malewski, who has since retired from the RCMP, says she arrived at the scene after the victims had already been taken to hospital.
 
Video shown in court on Wednesday showed the car's back hatch open and loaded with luggage. Inside the vehicle, there are dark stains.
 
Shells from both rifles and 9-mm handguns were on the ground, Malewski testified.
 
There were also some types of ammunition that Malewski said she hadn't dealt with before. After arriving at the scene, Malewski called RCMP counterparts in Vancouver for assistance.

MORE National ARTICLES

New Safe Injection Site Prepares For Opening In Surrey, B.C.

SafePoint will be British Columbia's first such site outside of Vancouver that allows people to shoot up drugs under medical supervision while they are linked up with other health and social services.

New Safe Injection Site Prepares For Opening In Surrey, B.C.

Cane Fight Breaks Out Between Two Elderly Women In Ontario Parking Lot

Cane Fight Breaks Out Between Two Elderly Women In Ontario Parking Lot
VAUGHAN, Ont. — A cane fight that broke out between two elderly women in a parking lot north of Toronto resulted in police being called to break up the scuffle.

Cane Fight Breaks Out Between Two Elderly Women In Ontario Parking Lot

B.C. Trial For 3 Men Accused Of Killing Gang Leader Ordered To Proceed

B.C. Trial For 3 Men Accused Of Killing Gang Leader Ordered To Proceed
Defence lawyers for Jason McBride, Michael Jones and Jujhar Singh Khun-Khun had applied for a stay of proceedings based on long delays in getting the trial to court. 

B.C. Trial For 3 Men Accused Of Killing Gang Leader Ordered To Proceed

RCMP In Coquitlam, B.c., Make New Appeal In 40 Year John Doe Mystery

RCMP In Coquitlam, B.c., Make New Appeal In 40 Year John Doe Mystery
It's been 40 years since an unidentified man drowned in Sasamat Lake and the RCMP in British Columbia are making a new plea for information that might help them identify him.

RCMP In Coquitlam, B.c., Make New Appeal In 40 Year John Doe Mystery

British Govt, London Mayor Sadiq Khan Clash Over UK Invite To Donald Trump

British Govt, London Mayor Sadiq Khan Clash Over UK Invite To Donald Trump
The British government on Tuesday stood by an invitation for US President Donald Trump to make a state visit to the UK as London Mayor Sadiq Khan -- under attack from the White House -- said the offer should be scrapped.  

British Govt, London Mayor Sadiq Khan Clash Over UK Invite To Donald Trump

Hotel Owned By Family Of London Attacker Khuram Butt’s Raided In Pakistan

Hotel Owned By Family Of London Attacker Khuram Butt’s Raided In Pakistan
Pakistani security agencies on Tuesday raided a hotel owned by a relative of a Pakistani-origin militant responsible for carrying out the deadly terror attack in London that killed seven persons, according to officials and media reports.

Hotel Owned By Family Of London Attacker Khuram Butt’s Raided In Pakistan