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Lawyers for Grace and Pier Robotti, accused in the January slaying of Roxanne Louie, were in Penticton court this afternoon, September 3. Photographer: Steve Arstad

Brother and sister facing identical charges in Penticton homicide case

Mar 21, 2017 17:03:40

PENTICTON – A brother and sister accused of murder are now facing identical charges.

Lawyers for Grace and Pier Robotti were in Penticton court this afternoon, Sept. 3, where prior charges against Pier Robotti were officially dropped. He was originally charged with interference with a dead body and accessory after the fact to murder in the Jan. 5, 2015 death of 26-year-old Roxanne Louie.

Now both Pier and Grace will face a second degree murder charge under the same indictment.

Roxanne Louis’ body was found north of Naramata days after her disappearance was reported by Grace Robotti on Jan. 4.

Grace, 63, and Pier Robotti, 62, are due back in court Sept. 21 to fix a date for a preliminary hearing which is expected to last two weeks.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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