Jules Knox News Today

A West Kelowna man who in 2019 brutally beat his mother and left her for dead failed for the second time this year in an attempt to win more freedom.

The parole board said he deflects responsibility for the violence he directed on his mother by suggesting "her dementia contributed to her behaviour."

Seven years ago, Arlene Westervelt’s body was pulled from Okanagan Lake. Those who believe she was murdered are trying to seek justice by using a private prosecution.