Monday, June 8, 2026
ADVT 
National

Fatal Stabbing In Chilliwack, B.C., Nets Second-Degree Murder Charges

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 25 Jul, 2017 11:55 AM
    CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Police say two people have been charged with second-degree murder following a fatal street fight in Chilliwack, B.C.
     
     
    Officers were called for reports of a fight late on July 7 and found three people suffering from stab wounds.
     
     
    Two men from Chilliwack, 46-year-old Douglas Presseau and Steven Drage, who was 51, died of their injuries and an unnamed 26-year-old woman was taken to hospital.
     
     
    Police say 34-year-old Kirkland Russell and 29-year-old Victoria Purcell have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in Presseau's death.
     
     
    Cpl. Meghan Foster with the Integrated Homicide Investigations Team says police are still working to find information about Drage's death.
     
     
    Presseau's family says in a statement that his death has "torn a gaping hole" in their hearts and lives.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Court Rules B.C. Doesn't Have To Pay Full $8 Million For Ivan Henry's Wrongful Conviction

    A man who was wrongfully imprisoned for nearly three decades has had his compensation award cut by the British Columbia Supreme Court.

    Court Rules B.C. Doesn't Have To Pay Full $8 Million For Ivan Henry's Wrongful Conviction

    Drug Users Warned After Powerful Drug Carfentanil Seized In Vancouver

    Drug Users Warned After Powerful Drug Carfentanil Seized In Vancouver
    Vancouver police are warning drug users to be cautious after the seizure of an opioid believed to be 100 times more powerful than fentanyl.

    Drug Users Warned After Powerful Drug Carfentanil Seized In Vancouver

    2,900 Affordable Housing Units To Be Built Within Two Years Across Lower Mainland

    2,900 Affordable Housing Units To Be Built Within Two Years Across Lower Mainland
     Premier Christy Clark is promising to build 2,900 affordable housing units across much of British Columbia's Lower Mainland in an effort to increase the supply of rental options.

    2,900 Affordable Housing Units To Be Built Within Two Years Across Lower Mainland

    Two Tech Initiatives Launched To Help Keep Surrey Safe

    Two Tech Initiatives Launched To Help Keep Surrey Safe
    These initiatives will allow residents and businesses to become more engaged and play a larger role in keeping Surrey safe.

    Two Tech Initiatives Launched To Help Keep Surrey Safe

    Surrey, B.C., Man Charged With 4 Offences Following Drive-by Shooting In Coquitlam

    Surrey, B.C., Man Charged With 4 Offences Following Drive-by Shooting In Coquitlam
      Police say whoever fired the shots escaped in a vehicle, which was located a short time later in Surrey, where a driver and passenger were arrested.

    Surrey, B.C., Man Charged With 4 Offences Following Drive-by Shooting In Coquitlam

    Woman Who Claimed To Have Cancer, Be Fort McMurray Fire Evacuee Guilty Of Fraud

    Woman Who Claimed To Have Cancer, Be Fort McMurray Fire Evacuee Guilty Of Fraud
      Jennifer Halford entered guilty pleas on seven counts of fraud dating back to May of this year.

    Woman Who Claimed To Have Cancer, Be Fort McMurray Fire Evacuee Guilty Of Fraud