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Gyoba Murder Trial
GYOBA TRIAL: Ashcroft man who killed uncle will be behind bars at least 10 years
KAMLOOPS – It's been more than two years since Shane Gyoba, now 30 years old,…
GYOBA TRIAL: Psych report won’t save Ashcroft man who killed his uncle
KAMLOOPS – An Ashcroft man — who has been found guilty of beating his uncle…
Ashcroft man guilty of murdering uncle ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation
KAMLOOPS – The Ashcroft man guilty of beating his uncle to death with a shovel…
Court hears Gyoba’s history of erratic behaviour including cutting off his finger
KAMLOOPS – Julie Gyoba took the stand in Kamloops Supreme Court today to detail past…
UPDATE: Ashcroft man found guilty of second degree murder of uncle
KAMLOOPS – An Ashcroft man will be sentenced to life in prison for the murder…
Ashcroft man accused of killing uncle declines psychiatric assessment
'I'VE ALREADY HAD AN ASSESSMENT DONE TWICE. I DON'T HAVE ANY PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS' KAMLOOPS –…
Trial to resume for Ashcroft man accused of killing uncle
KAMLOOPS – After a lengthy delay, Crown and defence lawyers will resume making arguments in…
Ashcroft murder trial to resume this spring after lengthy delay
KAMLOOPS - A man accused of murdering his uncle will return to court this spring for his trial to continue after it was adjourned indefinitely last summer. Shane Takeshi Gyoba is charged with second degree murder after his uncle Ed Gyoba died from blunt force trauma in the backyard of the home they shared in...
Ashcroft murder trial remains stalled
KAMLOOPS - The trial for an Ashcroft man accused of killing his uncle remains in limbo as court awaits results of a psychiatric assessment. Shane Takeshi Gyoba is charged with one count of second-degree murder in the death of Ed Gyoba, his uncle whom he lived with in Ashcroft. The trial began in August but...
Court awaiting results of mental assessment for Ashcroft man accused of murder
KAMLOOPS - The trial for Shane Gyoba, the man accused of murdering his uncle in Ashcroft last year is waiting on a psychological fitness assessment ordered by Justice Dev Dley this morning, Sept. 28. The matter has been put over until Oct. 26 in Kamloops Supreme Court. Shane’s uncle, Ed Gyoba, was found dead in...
Ed Gyoba to be remembered with bench in Ashcroft
ASHCROFT - Community members have raised enough money to purchase a memorial bench for Ed Gyoba, a well-known man in Ashcroft and Cache Creek who died in an alleged murder last year. Susan Maximiuk, who took it upon herself to collect the funds, says it only took about a month to raise the $1,600 necessary...
Gyoba trial suspended pending psychiatric assessment
KAMLOOPS — The trial for a 28-year-old Ashcroft man charged with murdering his uncle will…
Accused murderer talks about everything but his uncle’s death
LANGUAGE AND CONTENT ADVISORY KAMLOOPS – Shane Gyoba was conversational on several topics during an…
Ashcroft man had multiple head injuries: pathologist
KAMLOOPS – The fractured skull of a man allegedly beaten to death by his nephew resembled a jigsaw puzzle and his mouth was stuffed with dirt, a pathologist has testified.
UPDATE: Ed Gyoba was out of options for dealing with nephew before he was killed, wife says
KAMLOOPS — Shane Takeshi Gyoba was ‘broken’ in the years leading up to his uncle’s…
‘I thought I just witnessed somebody being murdered’
KAMLOOPS — The last thing Gil Anderson saw before he walked his daughter to school on the morning of June 2, 2014 were two silhouettes fist-fighting in his neighbour's yard before one knocked the other over and delivered three blows to its opponent’s head with a shovel. “After I heard the first strike of the...
Evidence at Ashcroft man’s murder trial includes bloody shovel and shallow grave for uncle
KAMLOOPS — What happened in a one-hour period last summer in Ashcroft is the centre of discussion in the latest murder trial taking place in Kamloops Supreme Court. Shane Takeshi Gyoba, 28, is accused of second-degree murder in the death of his uncle, Ed Gyoba, 66, whom he was living with in Ashcroft. In the...
UPDATE: Charges laid in Ashcroft murder
NEPHEW SEEN DIGGING HOLE IN THE YARD ASHCROFT – A 27-year-old Ashcroft man will face murder charges following the discovery of a body at a residence this morning. Mounties were called to 602 Cedar Street just after 9:30 a.m. to investigate a disturbance. When they arrived, they found a person dead and took Shane Takeshi...