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ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The woman who beat and drowned Victoria teenager Reena Virk is back on day parole again after struggling to conform within the correctional system.
In a decision released Thursday, the board says Sim, now the mother of two young children, remains "positive and compliant" in the community and continues to have high reintegration potential. Her day parole was expanded last summer to allow her to live away from a residential facility for up to five days each week and the parole board is continuing that order for another six months. It says Sim's case management team reports she has demonstrated remorse for Virk's murder, takes full responsibility for the attack and believes the best way to show her remorse is to "live a pro-social life in h...
In its six-page report, the board says that since 2017, Sim has demonstrated consistent progress and desire to change her life.
The 38-year-old woman convicted of murdering teenager Reena Virk near Victoria in 1997 will be allowed to continue her day parole.
24 years after Reena Virk's murder, parole board continues Kelly Ellard's release Kelly Ellard and her father, Lawrence, leave the Vancouver courthouse on March 30, 2000. The now 38-year-old woman convicted of murdering teenager Reena Virk near Victoria in 1997 will be allowed to continue her day parole. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Adrian Wyld January 14, 2021 - 10:07 AM ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The 38-year-old woman convicted of murdering teenager Reena Virk near Victoria in 1997 will be allowed to continue her day parole. The Parole Board of Canada has released its ruling ...