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Cherry Avenue Murder

Psychiatric evaluation results postponed in Kamloops murder case

KAMLOOPS - A judge’s decision remains in limbo while the court awaits psychiatric evaluation results for a Kamloops man who admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend last year. Last month, Christopher Frank Butler pleaded guilty in Kamloops Supreme Court to the second-degree murder of his ex-girlfriend, Deanne Wheeler, 26. Justice Keith Bracken ordered a psychiatric assessment...

Judge orders mental assessment after man admits to killing ex-girlfriend

KAMLOOPS - It's now up to forensic psychiatrists to prepare a report which will determine if a man who admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend is guilty of the crime or not criminally responsible because of a mental disorder.  Today, Aug. 6, Justice Keith Bracken ordered a mental assessment after noting Christopher Frank Butler pleaded guilty...

Accused in murder case to get psych evaluation; claims he ‘slaughtered a demon’

KAMLOOPS – A man accused of killing a woman in a Cherry Avenue apartment last year will get a psychiatric evaluation before trial after he told a Kamloops provincial court judge there’s “nothing on the law books for slaughtering a demon” at a hearing Tuesday morning. Christopher Frank Butler appeared on his own behalf when...

Accused in murder case to act as own lawyer, claims mental disorder

KAMLOOPS – The man accused of murdering a 26-year-old in his Cherry Avenue apartment says he will represent himself in his trial to pursue a not criminally responsible due to mental disorder defence. Christopher Frank Butler, born 1973, made a brief video appearance in Kamloops Provincial Court Monday morning where he told a Justice of...