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Crown will not challenge outings for man who murdered his children
VANCOUVER – The Crown will not appeal a decision granting escorted community outings to a mentally ill British Columbia man who murdered his three children.
The B.C. Criminal Justice Branch has decided against legally challenging a decision by the B.C. Review Board granting Allan Schoenborn supervised day trips.
The ruling was made late last month by a three-member panel that spent one month deliberating over a decision that usually takes less than a day.
The branch says in a statement its members understand the terrible impact the case has had on the victims and has issued a lengthy explanation for making its legal conclusion.
Darcie Clarke, the children's mother, says in a statement the decision shows the B.C. government is willing to pay victims lip service, but will not back it up.
The board's ruling gives the hospital director discretion to direct trained staff to escort Schoenborn on highly managed excursions into suburban Vancouver.
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6 responses
This just not right!
three wee children lifes didn’t meananything they will never go on and enjoy life , and there dead beat murdering fathergets tohave lovely excursions to vancouver by trained staffwhooppeeeee, it sounds like he is well enoughto be able to face the consequences of murdering his children , and I agree with so many people he should not see the outside for the rest of his ugly life.Sorry Darcie for the failure of our governmentand our justice system.
His ex-wife will live in fear. She said as much previously. I don’t agree with this very liberal decision.
Our laws and are courts are failing the children and families in this country.
why
Unbelievable!As I said on a previous occasion… if this person is “well enough” to be release then he should be “well enough” to face the consequences of his actions.That being the fact that he murdered his three children and should spend the rest of his natural incarcerated!