Matthew Foerster
Why courthouse security was beefed up for Matthew Foerster sentencing
VERNON – When Matthew Foerster was sentenced this week at the Vernon courthouse, there was…
BREAKING: Foerster sentenced for 2011 murder of Armstrong teen
VERNON – Matthew Foerster will be 43 years old before he can even try to…
UPDATE: Foerster was impaired by mix of vodka, pot and magic mushrooms: Defence lawyer
VERNON – Matthew Foerster was drunk and high on a mix of vodka, pot and…
Matthew Foerster’s plea to second degree murder rings hollow for Van Diest family
VERNON – Now that Matthew Foerster has pleaded guilty to the second degree murder of…
UPDATE: Family calls Foerster plea bargain “disappointing”
VERNON – There will be no re-trial for the man previously convicted of first degree…
Re-trial in Armstrong murder case a ‘slap in the face’ for victim’s family
ARMSTRONG – The family of murdered Armstrong teen Taylor Van Diest is shocked and dismayed…
Man convicted of murdering Armstrong teen granted a new trial
VERNON – The nightmare isn’t over for the family and friends of murdered Armstrong teen…
Final public vigil marks five year anniversary of Armstrong teen’s murder
ARMSTRONG – Tonight will mark the last public memorial walk for Armstrong’s Taylor Van Diest.…
Lawyers argue legal points in appeal of Armstrong teen’s murderer
VERNON – Convicted killer Matthew Foerster is appealing his first degree murder conviction in the…
Four years later: Armstrong family still organizing walk to remember murdered teen
ARMSTRONG - An annual walk in honour of murdered Armstrong teen Taylor Van Diest will be held on a different day this year in hopes of increasing turnout. “Participation is dwindling of course, but that’s to be expected,” Taylor’s mom Marie Van Diest says. “It would be nice to see a few more people turn...
Appeal date set for June 2016 for man convicted in Taylor Van Diest murder
ARMSTRONG – A trial date has been set to hear the appeal of a British Columbia man who was found guilty of murdering an 18-year-old woman four years ago.
2014 NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR: Matthew Foerster, convicted murderer
THIS WEEK, INFONEWS.CA IS COUNTING DOWN THE TOP FIVE NEWSMAKERS OF THE YEAR. ARMSTRONG - A murder trial into the death of an Armstrong teen concluded in 2014, putting the Cherryville man at its center behind bars for at least 25 years. The gruesome details of 18-year-old Taylor Van Diest’s murder at the hands of...
UPDATE: Matthew Foerster guilty for earlier attacks against women
KELOWNA - Seven years before Matthew Foerster murdered Armstrong teen Taylor Van Diest, he snuck into a young Cherryville woman’s home, knocked her head against a wall and told her to come with him. Details about the 2004 assault, and a subsequent attack involving a sex-trade worker in 2005, were revealed during a sentence hearing...
Matthew Foerster to appeal first degree murder conviction
ARMSTRONG - The man convicted of brutally killing an Armstrong teen is appealing his first degree murder verdict. A jury found Matthew Foerster, 28, guilty of murdering Taylor Van Diest, 18, in April of this year. The verdict carries an automatic life sentence, with no eligibility for parole for 25 years. But a notice of...
Mother of slain Armstrong teen appeals for support in maintaining daughter’s memorial trail
ARMSTRONG - An Armstrong mother is hoping a trail honouring her slain daughter will be overrun with community support instead of weeds. Marie Van Diest, whose daughter Taylor was murdered by convicted killer Matthew Foerster on Halloween 2011, intends to come before Armstrong city council Monday to appeal for help in maintaining the Taylor Jade...