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Foerster trial moves forward

Foerster trial moves forward | iNFOnews.ca
Taylor Van Diest (left) was found beaten and left for dead two years ago. Matthew Foerster (right) is charged with her murder. Composite/ Jennifer Stahn

VERNON – It only took a day to select the jury that will decide whether or not a Cherryville man is guilty of murder.

Now that a jury has been appointed, Matthew Foerster’s first degree murder trial is scheduled to begin March 24. It is expected to last three weeks.

The 28-year-old is accused of murdering Armstrong teen Taylor Van Diest, 18, on Halloween night 2011. Van Diest was discovered by a search party of friends and family on the railway tracks in Armstrong, beaten and left for dead. Foerster was arrested five months later in Ontario. His father, Stephen Foerster has been ordered to stand trial for accessory after the fact to murder.

Stay with InfoTel News throughout the trial.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Charlotte Helston at chelston@infotelnews.ca or call 250-309-5230.

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Charlotte Helston

By Charlotte Helston

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Charlotte Helston grew up in Armstrong and after four years studying writing at the University of Victoria, she came back to do what she loves most: Connect with the community and bringing its stories to life.

Covering Vernon for iNFOnews.ca has reinforced her belief in community. The people and the stories she encounters every day—at the courthouse, City Hall or on the street—show the big tales in a small town.

If you have an opinion to share or a story you'd like covered, contact Charlotte at Charlotte Helston or call 250-309-5230.

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