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Afshin Maleki Ighani
Okanagan Correctional Centre inmate sentenced for assaults while behind bars
An Okanagan Correctional Centre inmate accused of assault while in prison was sentenced in Penticton…
Ighani trial ends in acquittal
The long, drawn-out trial of Afshin Ighani ended late last week with Ighani’s acquittal. Defence…
South Okanagan kidnapping trial continues in bizarre fashion
The strange Penticton trial of a man charged with kidnapping continued today, only to be…
Slow progress in the strange Penticton trial of accused kidnapper
The unusual trial of a man on kidnapping charges continued for two more days in…
Further delay in Ighani trial
The stalled trial of Afshin Malecki Ighani faced another adjournment today. Judge Nitya Iyer reluctantly…
Infamous Okanagan man’s trial slowed again
PENTICTON – An infamous Oliver offender facing trial on several assault charges continues to have…
Ighani case bogged down again with unreliable witness, fired lawyer
PENTICTON – There were more twists and turns in the trial of Afshin Maleki Ighani…
Warrant issued for key witness in Penticton kidnapping trial
PENTICTON – The continuation of the trial for a man accused of kidnapping, assault and…
Witness in Ighani trial returns to court
PENTICTON – A reluctant witness who failed to show up at a hearing earlier this…
South Okanagan kidnapping trial gets even weirder
PENTICTON – The trial of Afshin Maleki Ighani adjourned yesterday after three days of testimony…
Victim’s fuzzy memory challenged on witness stand in Penticton kidnapping trial
PENTICTON – A kidnapping trial underway in B.C. Supreme Court in Penticton took an unexpected…
Gunshots fired during arrest of man on trial in Penticton for kidnapping
PENTICTON – Testimony today from one of the officers involved in the arrest of a…
Disturbing trial in Penticton court proceeds without main witness
PENTICTON – The trial for a man accused of a long and troublesome series of…
Manhunt for wanted Oliver man ends in Princeton
PRINCETON – Yesterday officers got their man after a wild chase that included a kidnapping,…