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February 24, 2021 - 12:11 PM A sudden turn of events at the sentencing hearing of the man accused of delivering a single punch that left a Penticton man with a severe brain injury. Thomas Kruger-Allen, 22, has pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and one count of aggravated assault in the May 3, 2019 incident at Penticton's Okanagan Lake Beach that resulted in massive head injuries to victim Brad Elliason. Eliason sustained life-changing injuries from a single punch to the jaw, delivered by Kruger-Allen after an altercation with two women at a beach party. Defence lawy...

(STEVE ARSTAD / iNFOnews.ca) December 18, 2020 - 4:05 PM Penticton Supreme Court heard heart wrenching stories of lives shattered during a sentencing hearing for a driver originally charged with five counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm. Silous J. Paul entered a guilty plea to a single charge of dangerous driving causing bodily harm prior to his hearing today, Dec. 18. Crown prosecutor Nashina Devji told court Paul was travelling northbound in a Chrysler 400 on Highway 97 on the morning of July 21, 2017, when he crossed the centreline at a sharp corner of the hig...

During that probation period, Paul will have to watch a video created by the family of Laurie Hamm that shows her struggles in daily life since the crash, then write an essay that satisfies his probation officer. The essay requirement was suggested by Crown counsel Nashina Devji as part of a joint submission with defence counsel “in order to instil a sense of responsibility in the offender.” Justice Alison Beames also ordered Paul to complete 50 hours of community service — at a rehabilitation facility, if possible — to get “an even better appreciation of the harm your actions have ...